3-19-2014 —     Dec. 26, 1925‹March 4, 2014

    Mrs. Mary Mildred Cheatham Radford, age 88, of the Howards Bottom

Community in Cumberland County, Ky. passed away on Tuesday, March 4, 2014,

at the Hardin Memorial Hospital in Elizabethtown, Ky.

    She was born in the West Fork Community in Cumberland County, Ky. on

Saturday, December 26, 1925, the daughter of Orville and Bessie Epperson

Cheatham. Her mother died when she was seven years old and she moved to

Louisville to live with her mother¹s sister and her husband, Ocie and Paul

Waggener, and their two children, Paul Jr. and Francis.

    She attended elementary schools and church in the St. Matthews community

and then attended Manuel High School. In her free time she enjoyed working

in the family¹s printing business.

    During the summers she would visit her Dad, brothers and other family

and friends in the West Fork Community. She moved back to Cumberland County

and completed her senior year at Burkesville High School. It was during this

time period she met her husband-to-be and she lived out the remainder of her

life in Cumberland County.

    She was hired as a supervisor among the first five member management

team for Kent Uniforms, which was the first garment industry established in

Burkesville in the early 1950¹s. She was an excellent seamstress and was

employed in the garment industry for over 40 years.

    She was an active member of the Parrish Chapel United Methodist Church

and her love of God, her devotion to family and her generous heart were

evident to all those she encountered. Prior to going to work full time, she

was a 4-H leader and she enjoyed being a member of the Howards Bottom Club

of the Cumberland County Extension Homemakers for several years.

    She was MaMa to two grandchildren and four great-grandchildren of whom

she was immensely proud.

    She loved to play games, especially croquet and cards, and was an avid

UK basketball fan. She also enjoyed the opportunity to travel in the U.S.

and abroad with her family.

    She was preceded in death by her husband‹Calvin Arthur ³C. A.² Radford,

whom she married on Saturday, May 26, 1945; her infant son‹Jeffrey Patrick

Radford; and her brothers‹William Cheatham, Thomas Cheatham, Charlie

Cheatham and John Cecil Cheatham.

    She is survived by her son and daughter-in-law‹Mike and Gale Spear

Radford, of Monticello, Ky.; her sister‹Marcella Manolis, of Chicago, Ill.;

her grandchildren‹Dan Radford, of Monticello, Ky. and Emily Upchurch, of

Somerset, Ky.; her great-grandchildren‹Brenna Radford, Kendyl Radford, Cory

Upchurch and Cole Upchurch and a host of nieces, nephews and other family

members.

    Funeral services were held on Saturday, March 8, 2014, in the funeral

home chapel with Rev. Neil Janes, Rev. Seth Denney and Dr. Larry Busch

officiating.

    Special reflections were shared by her grandniece‹Amy Jo Hutchinson.

Special piano music was provided by her grandchildren‹Dan Radford and Emily

Upchurch. Special singing and music was provided by the Sonshine Trio of the

Monticello United Methodist Church (Mary Huffaker, Diane Townsend and Janet

Elam).

    Burial was in the Howards Bottom Cemetery in Cumberland County, Ky.

Those carrying her to her resting place were‹Steve Radford, Leslie Radford,

Jimmy Cook, Steve Teal, Jackie Dicken and Perry Parrish.

    Honorary pallbearers were‹David Teal, Wesley Radford, Lawrence Teal,

Jeff Cook, Marshall Cole, Phillip Parrish, Jeff Booher and Greg Parrish.

    In lieu of flowers the family would appreciate contributions be made to

the Howards Bottom Cemetery Perpetual Care Fund at Parrish Chapel Church c/o

Mike Radford 30 Guinn Drive, Monticello, KY 42633.

    Online condolences can be made at www.norris-new.com.

    Norris-New Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.