John W. Gaines

John W. Gaines, 93, of Campbellsville, son of the late Frank Gaines and Irene Sallee Gaines, was born July 22, 1926, in Green County, Kentucky.
He died on Sunday, March 22, 2020, in Campbellsville.
He professed faith in Christ and was a member of Millers Chapel United Methodist Church.  
He was a veteran of World War II, having served his country honorably in the United States Army as a tech sergeant.
He was a retired employee of Fruit of the Loom in Campbellsville and a farmer. He was a family man who loved spending time with them.
He united in marriage to Doris E. Sapp Gaines on March 1, 1947. She preceded him in death on Oct. 1, 2009.  
John is survived by one son and three daughters: John D. Gaines and wife, Carolyn, Mildred Beard and husband, Joe, Phyllis White and husband, Ronnie, and Madonna Beard and husband, David of Campbellsville; nine grandchildren; Bobbi Faulkner and husband, Dean, John R. Gaines and wife, Belinda, LeeAnn Brewer and husband, Darren, David Graham and wife, Carolin, Clay Graham and wife, Emily, Mark White, Alison Starcher and husband, Jeremy, Robbie Beard and wife, Vera, and Cheri Parke; 27 great-grandchildren; 31 great-great-grandchildren; several nieces and nephews and many other relatives and friends.
He was also preceded in death by a great-granddaughter, Kaitlyn Gaines; one brother and two sisters: James Allen Gaines, Mary Catherine Gaines and Frances Phillips.
At the request of the governor, services will be private.
A public memorial service will be held at a later date.
Burial will be in Campbellsville Memorial Gardens.
Expressions of sympathy may be given in the form of donations to Gideon Bibles, and may be made at Parrott & Ramsey Funeral Home.