Inez Thorpe

1925 - 2020

Inez Marie Thorpe, age 95, widow of Joe Thorpe, passed away on Sunday, November 1, 2020 at her residence in Clay City, Kentucky with her family by her side.  She was the daughter of the late George Washington Powell and Sarah Ellen Hardy Powell and a member of Never Ending Grace Church.  Inez was a former employee of Sylvania, Lycoming Shoe Factory, Blankenship Drug Store, Irvine Air Shoot and Four Seasons Consignment Shop.  She was also preceded in death by her grandchild, Levi Ashley; her great-great grandchild, Madelynn Mae Robertson; her sister, Mary Ruth Pasley; her brother, Shelby Russell Powell and her half brother, Wendell Powell.  She is survived by two daughters, Dianna (Rondal) Davis and Patsy (Robert Lynn) Roe and one son, Virgil (Theresha) Ashley, Jr. all of Clay City; seven grandchildren:  Valerie Jones, Leslie (Anthony) Wright, Ronna (Stephen) Donithan, Robert (Leslie) Roe, II, Carol (Ricky) Faulkner, Curtis (Jennifer) Roe and Sarah (George) Russell; 15 great grandchildren:  Joshua Jones, Braedon Jones, Kylee Jones, Cierra (Quintin) Robertson, Nikki (Josh) Weaver, Dawson Wright, Trinity Romans, Bobbi (Dave) Hall, Levi Roe, Rebecca (Brennen) Ball, Zebediah (Hayleigh) Faulkner, Lyndsey (Frank) Spencer, Curtis Thomas, Nathaniel Roe, River Roe, Kaylee Russell and Lily Ann Russell and six great-great grandchildren:  Willow Spencer, Courtney Barnett, Gavin Hall, Caleb Hall, Presley Spencer and Kenneth Reid Spencer.  Funeral services officiated by Bro. Stephen Donithan will be held at 7:00 P.M. Wednesday, November 4, 2020 at Hearne Funeral Home Inc. in Stanton.  Visitation begins at 5:00 P.M. at the funeral home.  Burial will be in West Bend Cemetery on Thursday, November 5, 2020 at 10:00 A.M. with Joshua Jones, Braedon Jones, Dawson Wright, Anthony Wright, Levi Roe, Zebediah Faulkner, George Russell and Ricky Faulkner serving as active pallbearers.  Honorary pallbearers are Joyce Ann Bishop, Mary Morton and Ilse Marcum.  Arrangements by Hearne Funeral Home, Inc.