Walter Forrest

Posted by on Aug 26, 2019

Walter Forrest of Elk Horn, son of the late Alfred Lee Forrest and Maggie Belle Leonard Forrest, was born July 15, 1921, in Taylor County, Kentucky. He died at 3:30 P.M., Sunday, August 25, 2019 in Elk Horn. Age: 98
He professed faith in Christ and was a member of White’s Ridge General Baptist Church.
He was a veteran of World War II and served his country honorable in the United States Army.
Walter was a retired employee of Bourbon Cooperage after twenty-eight years of service and also a farmer.
He united in marriage to Elizabeth Bright October 8, 1949 and she preceded him in death March 6, 2016.
He is survived by one son and three daughters: Ronald Forrest and wife, Nancy of Elk Horn, Brenda Haycraft and husband, Darrell of Louisville, Donna Lankford and husband, Mike of Pekin, Indiana and Michelle Forrest of Nashville, Tennessee; six grandchildren; six great-grandchildren; three great-great-grandchildren; one sister, Lena Brockman of Casey Creek; several nieces and nephews and many other relatives and friends.
He was also preceded in death by three brothers and two sisters: Alfred Forrest, Russell Forrest, Robert Forrest, Patsy Piercy, Martha Gabehart and Gene Sanders.
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Cremation was chosen by the family.
PARROTT & RAMSEY FUNERAL HOME IN CHARGE OF ARRANGEMENTS

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Rebecca ‘Becky” Tungate, 66

Posted by on Aug 26, 2019

Mrs. Rebecca (Spradlin) “Becky” Tungate of Liberty passed from this life on Saturday, August 24, 2019 in Nashville at the Vanderbilt University Hospital. Born in Boaz, Alabama on January 4, 1953 to the late Edward and Mae (Black) Spradlin, she was 66 years, 7 months, and 20 days of age. Mrs. Tungate had made a profession of faith in Christ and was a member of Elkhorn Baptist Church. She was the wife of Mr. Wayne Tungate, who survives, and an employee of the Campbellsville/Taylor County Chamber of Commerce. She loved her grandchildren dearly, and hand-made many an heirloom quilt for them.

Besides her husband, she leaves to mourn her passing:

Three children: Rebekah Taylor, Mary Wise and husband Lucas, and Clifford Tungate, all of Campbellsville,

Four siblings: Gail Miller of Florida, Frances VanTassell of Texas, Beverly Easlic and husband Don of Alabama, and Joseph Spradlin and wife Elaine of Alabama,

Five grandchildren: Hailey, Madie, Gracie, Ellie, and Lilly,

Her mother-in-law: Audrey Burress of Campbellsville,

A special friend: Karen Carnes of Louisville,

And a host of other family and close friends.

There will be a funeral service to honor the life of Mrs. Rebecca Tungate on Tuesday, August 27, 2019 at 11:00 AM in the sanctuary of the Elkhorn Baptist Church, 3145 Elkhorn Rd, Campbellsville, KY. Dr. Brian Rafferty will be officiating. Burial will follow in the Jones Chapel Cemetery, Casey County.

The family will receive friends on Monday, Aug. 26, after 5:00 PM at the L.R. Petty Funeral Home, 1765 New Columbia Rd, Campbellsville, and on Tuesday at the church after 9:00 AM.

Serving as pallbearers will be Jimmy Tungate, Lucas Wise, Clifford Tungate, Tim Schnedier, Sammy Cox, and Shawn Gebler.

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Johnny Hunt, 58

Posted by on Aug 26, 2019

Mr. Johnny Everett Hunt of Campbellsville was born on April 9, 1961 in Indianapolis, Indiana to the late Ezra Earl and Tressie Ellen (Graham) Hunt. He departed this life on Saturday, August 24, 2019 at the Taylor Regional Hospital after an extended illness. He was 58 years, 4 months, and 15 days of age. He had made a profession of faith in Christ and was a member of Pleasant Hill Baptist Church.

Mr. Hunt was an ASE certified mechanic but he preferred the freedom of the road. He was an over-the-road truck driver many years, retiring only when his health began to fail. His kind heart and giving spirit will be dearly missed.

He leaves to cherish his memory:

His wife: Sherry Lynn Hunt of Campbellsville,

Three children: Austin Tyler Hunt of Bowling Green, Matthew Earl Hunt of Greensburg, and Brooklyn Cheyenne Holler and husband Anthony of Greensburg,

A special cousin: Dixie Wise,

And a host of other family and close friends.

There will be a funeral service to honor the life of Mr. Johnny Hunt on Wednesday, August 28, 2019 at 11:00 AM in the chapel of the L.R. Petty Funeral Home, 1765 New Columbia Rd, Campbellsville, KY. Mr. Travis Bright will be officiating. Burial will follow in the Campbellsville Memorial Gardens Cemetery.

The family will receive friends at the funeral home on Tuesday, August 27, from 5:00-8:00 PM.

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