Obituary: Martha Elaine South, 67, Rineyville
Martha Elaine South, 67 of Rineyville, died Monday, May 20, 2019, at Hosparus Inpatient Care Center at Norton Hospital in Louisville. She was a native of Nelson County, a member of St. James Catholic Church and was a Kentucky Colonel. She worked for Communicare and was a past member of the National Hospital Financial Management Association and an Associate Member of the Kentucky Winery Association.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Delime and Alberta Boone; one sister, Betty Jane Boone; and one sister-in-law, Jonell Boone.
She is survived by her husband, John “Steve” South of Rineyville; one son, Jason Michael (Kim) South of Wilmore; two sisters, Maggie (Bob) Poole of Louisville and Phyllis (David) Rock of Hodgenville; three brothers, Michael A. Boone of Bardstown, Kenny R. (Betty) Boone of Lanesville, Ind., and Tommy (Betty) Boone of Sante Fe, Texas; one grandson, Brandon Tyler South and two great-grandchildren, Wesley Ryan South and Heidi Victoria South.
The funeral is 11 a.m. Friday, May 24, 2019, at St. James Catholic Church in Elizabethtown. Burial is in Elizabethtown Memorial Gardens.
Visitation is 4-8 p.m. Thursday, May 23, 2019, and 9-11 a.m. Friday at the Brown Funeral Home in Elizabethtown with a 7 p.m. prayer service Thursday.
Expressions of sympathy may take the form of contributions to American Cancer Society, Hosparus or St. James Catholic Church.
The Brown Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
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