Mary Ellen Jarboe

1924 - 2017

Mary Ellen Jarboe, 93, of Bardstown, passed away Thursday June 1, 2017 at her residence. She was born January 26, 1924 in Springfield, grew up in Lebanon, and a graduate of St. Charles High School. Before becoming a homemaker, she worked in Louisville in the cafeteria of St. Joseph Hospital and the Louisville Cement Company. She was a member of St. Joseph Parish and the Altar Society.
She was preceded in death by her husband of 42 years, William Wathen Jarboe; parents, Charles Arthur and Mary Louise Edelen Hill; and two brothers, Wilburn Hill, and Robert Edward "Buck" Hill.
She is survived by two sons, Billy Joe Jarboe of Georgia, and Harold (Angel) Jarboe of Lexington; five daughters, Donna (R.O.) Lyons, Judy (Buck) Underwood, Barbara (Tony) Bradley, Ann (Tim) Simpson, and Jan (Keith) Sidebottom all of Bardstown; fourteen grandchildren; ten great-grandchildren; six sisters, Dorothy Edelen of Bardstown, Imogene Spalding and Laurencia Brussel both of Lebanon, Louise Eichenberger of Louisville, Jane McGowan of Delaware, and Margaret Marshman of Illinois; and several nieces and nephews.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be 11 a.m. Monday June 5, at the Basilica of St. Joseph Proto-Cathedral, with burial in St. Joseph Cemetery. The Rev. Terry Bradshaw will officiate.
Visitation will be 2-8 pm Sunday, June 4, and 9-10:15 am Monday, June 5, at Barlow Funeral Home. A prayer service will be at 6 p.m. Sunday.
Memorial contributions may go to St. Joseph Parish Building Fund.
Barlow Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.