A member of the Apostolic Holiness Church and caregiver to children in the Dawson Springs area all her life, she was born Oct. 5, 1940, in Christian County, a daughter of Mary Evelyn Alexander Reddish of Dawson Springs and the late William Paul Reddish.

Survivors in addition to her mother include a sister, Wanda Klingensmith of Hopkinsville; two nieces, Carol Klingensmith Conklin and Amy Klingensmith Stites; two great-nieces, Ellen Stites and Kacy Conklin; and a great nephew, Alex Stites.

Funeral services were conducted Monday, June 14, at 2 p.m. at Beshear Funeral Home in Dawson Springs. The Rev. Robert Akers officiated, assisted by Jim Laffoon.

Burial followed in Ilsley Cemetery at Ilsley.

Pallbearers were Rodney Cawood, Kevin Rettig, Richard Moore, Robbie Caudill, Darrell Fulcher and Gary Dale Luther.