Obituary: Carolyn Rose Ballard, 84, Bardstown

Carolyn Rose Ballard, 84, of Bardstown, died Sunday, Oct. 27, 2019, at Glen Ridge Health Campus in Louisville. She was born March 12, 1935, in Washington County to the late Joseph Leo and Helen Rose Clements Wathen. She was a retired teachers aid for the Bardstown Board of Education, a CASA worker, a volunteer for the Flaget Hospital Auxiliary and the Bardstown-Nelson County Tourist and Convention Commission. She was a member of St. Gregory Catholic Church.

In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by one son, Terry Cook; and seven brothers, Harold Wathen, Mike Wathen, Bill Wathen, Jimmy Wathen, Donnie Wathen, Jerry Wathen and Sonny Wathen.

She is survived by four daughters, Donna Bowman of Cox’s Creek, Rose Spalding, Mona Carey, and Annette Curtsinger, all of Louisville; three sons, David Cook of Cox’s Creek, Chris (Holly) Cook of Taylorsville, and Pastor John (Beth) Cook of Tennessee; four sisters, Flo Hobbs, Lois (Bobby) Ballard, and Martha Bickett, all of Bardstown, and Margaret (Joe) DeViney of Florida; one brother, Tommy Wathen of Bardstown; 16 grandchildren; and 14 great-grandchildren.

The funeral is 1 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 30, 2019, at the Houghlin-Greenwell Funeral Home with Deacon Sam Filiatreau officiating. Burial is in St. Gregory Catholic Church Cemetery.

Visitation is 4-8 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 29, 2019, and Wednesday, Oct. 30, 2019, after 8:30 am at the funeral home.

The Houghlin-Greenwell Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

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