Obituary: Judge Edwin P. Abell, 78, Campbellsville
Judge Edwin P. Abell, 78, of Campbellsville, died Monday, Sept. 30, 2019. He graduated from the University of Kentucky School of Law in 1965 as their first recipient of a Juris Doctorate Degree. He retired as District Judge of the 11th Judicial District after 18 years on the bench.
He was former president of the Kentucky Cemetery Association and Campbellsville Memorial Gardens. He was the founding member of Crossroads Developers, a former member of the Taylor Regional Hospital Board and served in the Kentucky Army Reserve.
He is survived by his wife of 56 years, Jean Elizabeth Patterson (Pat) Abell; one daughter, Alyson Abell Thompson (Dale) of Summersville; one son, Shaun Patterson Abell (fiancee fiancée, Michelle Hollen Yaden) of Bardstown; one grandson, Payton Thompson (Hayley) of Summersville; one granddaughter, Haley Jean Abell of Bardstown; two special cousins, Doug and Kathleen Tucker of Campbellsville; and many other relatives and friends.
The funeral is 2 p.m. Friday, Oct. 4, 2019, at Our Lady of Perpetual Help Catholic Church in Campbellsville. Burial is in the family estate at Campbellsville Memorial Gardens.
Visitation is 5-8 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 3, 2019, at Parrott & Ramsey Funeral Home in Campbellsville, and 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Friday, Oct. 4, 2019 at the church.
Pallbearers will be Barry Blevins, Gary Quisenberry, Max Leach, John Waldrop, Doug Tucker, and Ben Harrison. Honorary pallbearers are Honorable Mike Hall Sr., David Johnson, Honorable Connie Phillips, Honorable John Bertram, David Tucker, Ricky Sparkman, John Frank, and members of the 11th Judicial District Judiciary and Bar Associations
Expressions of sympathy may take the form of donations to the Taylor County SPCA, P.O. Box 1301, Campbellsville, KY 42718, or to the Home for the Innocents.
The Parrot & Ramsey Funeral Home in Campbellsville is in charge of arrangements.
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