Lila E. Farnsworth

2026 - 2025

A Deatsville resident, Mrs. Lila E. Farnsworth, 91, passed away, Friday, Sept. 19, 2025, at Cooper Trail Senior Living. She was born May 20, 1934, in Bardstown to the late Miles and Rose Cissell Edelen. She was a former employee of Bird and Son, Holiday Inn and the U.S. Postal Service in Deatsville. She was a member of St. Gregory Catholic Church. Lila loved her family and grandchildren more than anything; she catered to their every need. She loved hosting holiday gatherings and making lasting memories with the people she loved. Lila also enjoyed shopping and played the piano for many years.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Gerald Lee Farnsworth and nine siblings.
She is survived by her daughter, Geraldine Lee Farnsworth Cissell of Florence; four sons, Anthony David (Jannie) Farnsworth of Clarksville, Tenn., John Howard (Frater) Farnsworth, Richard Kevin (Suzanne) Farnsworth and Stephen Lee Farnsworth, all of Bardstown; 11 grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren; and five great-great grandchildren.
A Mass of Christian burial for will be 10 a.m. Thursday, Sept. 25, at St. Gregory Catholic Church, with the Rev. Charles Mungai as celebrant. Interment will be in Bardstown Cemetery. Visitation will be Wednesday, Sept. 24, from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. Additional visitation will be from 9 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. Thursday.
Houghlin-Greenwell Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.