Marcella Carpenter

Mrs. Marcella Carpenter age 73, of Livingston passed away on Monday June 21, 2021. She was born on September 14, 1947 in Rockcastle County the daughter of the late Fred and Retha Callahan Tankersley. She was a homemaker, enjoyed yard sales, gardening, watching W.L.J.C. and Gunsmoke, loved her family, and was a member of the Holiness faith.

            Survivors are: four sons; Randy Tankersley of Livingston, Roger Carpenter of Mt.Vernon, Gregory Carpenter of Livingston, and Jeffrey Capenter of Brodhead. Four daughters; Jennifer Powell of Mt.Vernon, Sharon Wynn of Livingston, Barbara Hall of Mt.Vernon, and Angela Hipps of Stanford. One brother; Billy Tankersley of Mt.Vernon. Eighteen grandchildren, and twenty-one great grandchildren also survive. Besides her parents she was also preceded in death by: her husband; Herman Carpenter, and by one sister; Rachael Bowman.

            Funeral services for Mrs. Marcella Carpenter will be conducted at 1 PM on Friday June 25, 2021 at the Red Hill Baptist Church with Bro. Phillip Doan & Bro. Ronald Powell officiating. Burial will follow in the Pine Thicket Cemetery.

            Arrangements are by the Cox Funeral Home. Friends may visit at the church from 6 to 9 PM on Thursday.

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