David Akridge

David F. Akridge, 69, of Campbellsville, son of Helen Johnson Akridge and the late Chester Frank Akridge, was born March 10, 1951, in LaRue County.
He died at 3:38 a.m. on Saturday, May 30, 2020, in Bowling Green.
He professed faith in Christ at about age 10 at Hodgenville Methodist Church and was a member of South Campbellsville Baptist Church where he was an active deacon.
He retired from GTE/Verizon after 27 years and was employed as a bus driver for the Taylor County School District after that.
He enjoyed woodworking, hunting and spending time with family and friends.
He united in marriage to Cheryl Bishop on Dec. 5, 1970.
Besides his wife, Cheryl Akridge, of Campbellsville, he is survived by two daughters, Holly Akridge and wife, Patty Rosser, of Bowling Green, and Gretchen Lawson and husband, Adam, of Hoagland, Indiana; two granddaughters: Emori Lawson and Elyn Lawson; his mother, Helen Akridge, of Campbellsville; two brothers and three sisters: Paul Akridge and wife, Jackie, and Annette Jefferson and husband, Tom, of Campbellsville, Alfred Akridge and wife, Diane, of Buffalo, Beti Turner, of Rineyville, and Sherry Enlow and husband, Paul, of Rockmart, Georgia; several nieces and nephews and many other relatives and friends.
He was preceded in death by a brother-in-law, Al Turner.
A private graveside service was held Wednesday, June 3, at Campbellsville Memorial Gardens by Dr. Ron Gleaves.
In lieu of flowers, donations in his memory may be made to Gideon Memorial Bibles or South Campbellsville Baptist Church and may be made through Parrott & Ramsey Funeral Home, which is in charge of arrangements.