Obituary: Lillie Frances Bell Gowen, 81, Hodgenville
Lillie Frances Bell Gowen, 81, of Hodgenville, died Wednesday, Aug. 7, 2019, at Hardin Memorial Hospital in Elizabethtown. She was a member of Buffalo Baptist Church and a long-time waitress and cook at Joel Ray’s Lincoln Jamboree. She was a loving mother and grandmother.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Joseph “Joe” Gowen; and her parents, Harlan Edward and Lillian Ellen DeSpain Bell.
She is survived by three daughters, Shelia (Don) Cull and Donna Jo Mellick, both of Louisville, and Rosemary (Rene Buechele) Monyhan of Bardstown; three sons, Joseph “Dinky” (Jennifer) Gowen, Edward Ray Taylor and Freddie (Barbara) Gowen all of Hodgenville; two special former daughters-in-law, Mindy Dennis and Helen Williams; 17 grandchildren, Tim Taylor, Tiffany (DaWayne) Nunn, Travis “Bud” Taylor, Jessica (Alex) Watts, Miranda (Robert Langham) Gowen, Jayden Gowen, Damien Williams, Jaxson Williams, Parker Lily Gowen, Traci Pepper Gilbert, Michael Meers, Angela Mohr, Daniel Mellick, Jeff Monyhan, Chris Monyhan, Scotty Buechele and Jimmy Buechele; and an abundance of great-grandchildren.
The funeral is 1 p.m. Friday, Aug. 9, 2019, at the Bennett-Bertram Funeral Home in Hodgenville with the Rev. Louis Humes officiating. Burial is in the Buffalo Cemetery.
Visitation is 3-8 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 8, 2019, and after 9 a.m. Friday, Aug. 9, 2019, at the funeral home.
The Bennett-Bertram Funeral Home in Hodgenville is in charge of arrangements.
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