Marshal Fletcher Ashby Sr. Obituary (1918 - 2010)

Mr. Marshal Fletcher Ashby Sr., 91, of Madisonville, Kentucky passed away at 6:27 P.M., Wednesday, March 17, 2010 at the Regional Medical Center. \ He was born March 27, 1918 in Ashbyburg, KY to the late Ken Ashby and Emmer Tomblinson Ashby. He was also preceded in death by one brother, J.W. Ashby and one sister, Myrtle Turley. \ He was a member of the First United Methodist Church of Madisonville. He had retired from the Madisonville Post Office and served four years in the US Air Force during WWII. \ He is survived by his wife of 66 years, Gertha Gibson Ashby; two sons, Marshal Fletcher (Mary) Ashby Jr. of Madisonville and Phillip Randal Ashby of Bowling Green, KY; one grandson, Bradley Kenneth Ashby of Carbondale, IL; a niece, Betty Frederick of Madisonville; a great niece, Janet Winstead of Madisonville; and a great nephew, Mark Frederick of Madisonville. \ Funeral services will be held at 2:00 P.M. Saturday, March 20, 2010 at the Barnett-Strother Funeral Home with Rev. Richard Cheever officiating. Burial will follow in Odd Fellows Cemetery in Madisonville. \ Visitation will be from 4:00 P.M. until 7:00 P.M. on Friday and after noon until service time on Saturday at the funeral home. \ Pallbearers will be Jason Ausbrooks, Scott Ragland, Bradley Ashby and Marshal Ashby Jr. \