Obituary: Joseph Donald “Donnie” Mattingly, 70, New Hope

Joseph Donald “Donnie” Mattingly, 70, of New Hope, died Wednesday, April 3, 2019, at Flaget Memorial Hospital in Bardstown. He was born August 28, 1948, in St. Francis. He was a former employee of Skilton Construction Company in Louisville and was a certified blaster.

He was preceded in death by his father, John Junior Mattingly; his mother, Rita Mattingly Cecil; five brothers, Stevie Mattingly, Tony Mattingly, infant Robert Edwin Mattingly and infant Siamese twins, William Patrick Mattingly and Raymond Dominick Mattingly.

Survivors include his wife of more than 50 years, Brenda Miles Mattingly; one daughter, Theresa Reid (Danny) of Bardstown; two sons, Donnie Mattingly of Campbellsville and Pat Mattingly of Louisville; five sisters, Laura Rita Benningfield of Stringtown, Kathy Vaughn (Craig) of Oglethorpe, Georgia, Joyce Mattingly and Helen Jones, both of Campbellsville and Alicia Bevin of Lebanon; one brother, Tom Mattingly of Loretto; three grandchildren, Erica Mattingly, Nick Mattingly and Ashley Hardin; two stepgrandchildren, Katie Reid Kurtz and Robbie Reid; and two stepgreat-granddaughters, Allie Kurtz and Zoey Kurtz;

A Mass of Christian Burial is 10 a.m. Saturday, April 6, 2019, at St. Vincent de Paul Catholic Church, 104 Church Street, New Hope, with the Rev. Ken Fortener officiating. Burial is in the church cemetery.

Visitation is 3-8 p.m. Friday, April 5, 2019, at Mattingly Funeral Home with a prayer service at 6 p.m. with Deacon Arnold Downs.

The Mattingly Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

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