The Meade County Messenger

THOMAS B. ASHLEY

Thomas B. Ashley, 88, Johnson City, Tenn., formerly of Elizabethtown, died Aug. 23, 2010, at the Appalachian Christian Village. He was the son of the late Rev. Earl and Cordila Wesley Ashley.

He was a member of Longview United Methodist Church in Longview and a U.S. World War II Navy Veteran.

In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife of 64 years, Gladys Ashley; a daughter, Wanda Goldsmith; two sisters, Grace Manley, Lula Hatcher; a brother, John Ashley; and a grandson, David Kirk.

Mr. Ashley is survived by two daughters and sons-in-law, Betty (Preston) Chapman, Johnson City and Judy (Lee) Reed, Elizabethtown; a son and daughter-in-law, Larry (Bertha) Ashley, Atlanta, Ga.; two sisters, Orpha Allen, Elizabethtown and Pauline Lee, Vine Grove; two brothers, Charles Ashley, Vine Grove and Robert Ashley, Radcliff,; 25 grandchildren; 34 great-grandchildren; and 19 great-great-grandchildren.

Funeral services were held Aug. 27, from the chapel of Nelson-Edelen-Bennett Funeral Home in Radcliff, with the Rev. Curtis Hurt officiating. Burial was in North Hardin Memorial Gardens.

Condolences may be expressed online at www.nebfh.com.

| This Weeks Obituaries | Obituary Archives |