Obituary: Linda Lee Broaddus, 72, Bloomfield

LINDA LEE BROADDUS

Linda Lee Broaddus, 72, of Bloomfield, died Sunday, Oct. 9, 2016, at Windsor Gardens in Bardstown. She was born Oct. 22, 1943, in Bloomfield to Paul W. Leathers and Viola Moore Leathers. She graduated from the University of Kentucky with a master’s degree in library science, and was a retired teacher for the Nelson County Board of Education. She was a member of the Nelson County Retired Teachers Association, a member of Trinity Baptist Church, and a member of the Community Bible Study at Parkway Baptist Church.

She was preceded in death by her daughter, Marvena Livers; and her father, Paul W. Leathers.

She is survived by her husband, William “Bill” Broaddus; two daughters, Mary Benita Semar of Leitchfield, and Debbie Embry of Radcliff; three sons, Steve Broaddus, Keith Broaddus, both of Vine Grove, and Charles Broaddus of Bloomfield; her mother, Viola Leathers of Bardstown; two sisters, Joan (Walt) Norton of Bardstown and Donna (Preston) Samuels of Mount Washington; 12 grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren.

The funeral is 10:30 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 13, 2016, at the Houghlin Funeral Home in Bloomfield. with the Rev. Lisa Zahalka and Nellie Forrest officiating. Burial is in the Maple Grove Cemetery.

Visitation is 4-8 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 12, 2016.

The family requests that expressions of sympathy take the form of a contribution to the WHAS Crusade for Children, 520 W. Chestnut St, Louisville, KY 40202; or the Parkinson Support Center, 315 Townepark Circle Suite 100, Louisville, KY, 40243.

The Houghlin Funeral Home of Bloomfield is in charge of arrangements.

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