Obituary: Thomas ‘Tommy’ Leon Wilcher, 63, Campbellsville

Thomas “Tommy” Leon Wilcher, 63, of Campbellsville, died Sunday, Aug. 23, 2015. He was the son of the late Donzie Wilcher and Ruby Mae Shipp Wilcher, and was born Dec. 22, 1951, in Marion County.

THOMAS ‘TOMMY’ LEON WILCHER

He was a graduate of the 1971 Charter Class of Marion County High School where he played football.

He was an employee of Fruit of the Loom in Campbellsville for 28 years and also an employee of Amazon.com in Campbellsville for more than 15 years. He professed faith in Christ and was a member of Muldraugh Hill Baptist Church. He was united in marriage to Donna Melton September 9, 1972.

He was preceded in death by three brothers, Laurence Wilcher, Carl Wilcher and Mitchell Dean Wilcher in infancy.

Besides his wife, Donna Melton Wilcher of Campbellsville, survivors include one daughter, Amy Hall (Jon) of Lexington; one son, Scott Wilcher (Kristin) of Bardstown; three brothers and eight sisters: James “Fuzz” Wilcher of Finley, Myrtle “Ted” Buckman, Ruth Ann Buckman and Rita Wise, all of Campbellsville, Jeanette “Tootsie” Kays of Bowling Green, Helen Newcome of Lebanon, Virgie Moore and Bonnie Johnson, both of Louisville, Donzie Wilcher, Jr. of Bardstown, and Louise Wright and Randall Wilcher, both of Samuels; five grandchildren: Brianna Hall, Cayden Hall, Lucas Wilcher, Jackson Wilcher and Rebecca Wilcher; and several nieces and nephews and many other relatives and friends.

The funeral is 1 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 26, 2015, at the Parrott & Ramsey Funeral Home in Campbellsville with the Rev. Steve Skaggs officiating. Burial is in Campbellsville Memorial Gardens.

Visitation is 5-8 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 25, 2015, at the Parrott & Ramsey Funeral Home in Campbellsville.

The family requests that expressions of sympathy take the form of donations to Hosparus of Green River.

The Parrott & Ramsey Funeral Home in Campbellsville is in charge of the arrangements.

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