Dorothy Medley

1928 - 2015

Dorothy H. Medley, 87, Loretto, died Aug. 6, 2015.
She was born on Jan. 30, 1928 in Loretto to the late F.L. and Edith Raley Hayden.
She was preceded in death by: her first husband, Charles Raphael Ferriell (1947) and her second husband, Werner "Curley" Medley (1975); her grandson, Matthew Strickland; a step-grandson, Jason Howell; sisters, Betty Sue Hicks, Mary E. Yates, Ruth Miles and infant Della Hayden; and brothers, Leslie Hayden, John Hayden and infant George Donald Hayden.
Survivors include: two daughters, Bette Kaye Howell (Fred) of Elizabethtown and Julie Franklin (Brian) of Versailles; three sons, David Ferriell (Laura) of Loretto, Bishop William F. Medley of Owensboro, and Phil Medley (Lynn) of Bardstown; three sisters, Fanny Nally, Joann Hamilton, and Peggy Browning (Jim); two brothers, Fred Hayden (Linda) and Bobby Hayden (Joyce); 11 grandchildren; and 18 great-grandchildren.
A Mass of Christian burial will be celebrated at 11 a.m. Tuesday, Aug. 11, at Saint Francis of Assisi Catholic Church, 6785 Highway 52, Saint Francis with burial in the church cemetery. Bishop William F. Medley will officiate.
Visitation will be held from 3-8 p.m. Sunday and 3-8 p.m. Monday at Mattingly Funeral Home, 195 Holy Cross Road, Loretto, with a prayer service at 7 p.m. Monday by Deacon Joseph R. Dant.
Pallbearers were grandsons, James Medley, Jacob Medley, Steven Ferriell, Charles Farriell, Cory Franklin and Brian Franklin.
Concelebrating with The Most Rev. William F. Medley, Bishop of Owensboro were The Most Rev. Joseph E. Kurtz, Archbishop of Louisville, The Most Rev. David Chobe, Bishop of Nashville, The Most Rev. Charles C. Thompson, Bishop of Evansville, Indiana, The Most Rev. Paul D. Etienne, Bishop of Cheyenne, Wyoming, The Most Rev. Roger J. Foys, Bishop of Covington and The Most Rev. John Stowe, Bishop of Lexington as well as more than 50 priests.
Memorial gifts may be made to Saint Francis of Assisi Church, P.O. Box 74, Loretto, Kentucky 40037 or the Diocese of Owensboro, 600 Locust Street, Owensboro, Kentucky 42301.
Mattingly Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.