Betty Mae "Ladybug" Hamby

Betty Mae "Ladybug" Hamby obituary, Louisville, KY

Betty Mae "Ladybug" Hamby

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Oct

24

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11:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.

Forest Tabernacle Baptist Church

4205 E. Indian Trail, Louisville, KY 40213

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Oct

24

Funeral service

1:00 p.m.

Forest Tabernacle Baptist Church

4205 E. Indian Trail, Louisville, KY 40213

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Betty Hamby Obituary

Obituary published on Legacy.com by A. D. Porter & Sons Funeral Home - Downtown on Oct. 22, 2025.

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Betty Mae "Ladybug" Hamby, 55, passed away Tuesday, October 14, 2025.
She was preceded in death by her son, Deshawn Hamby; father, Jerry Trowel; grandparents, Mary "Skippy" Trowel, Richard Trowel, Bertha Lee Green Hamby, Rudolph Hamby; aunts, Annette Hamby, Hattie White.
Betty is survived by her daughter, Alexis "Nunnie" Smith; grandchildren, Ry'Lee Diarra, Jaylin Edwards, Denym Hamby and Demir Hamby; mother, Georgetta Graham (David); siblings, Terrell Hamby (LaToya), Tiffany Valentine, JaQuita Knott, Amy Hamby (Atorian Hunter) and Quintez Trowell; special cousins, Tamika Hamby, Denisha Duncan, and a host of loving aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews, cousins, family and friends.
Visitation: 11am-1pm Friday, October 24, 2025 at Forest Tabernacle Baptist Church, 4205 E. Indian Trail, funeral service to follow at 1pm.

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Upcoming Events

Oct

24

Visitation

11:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.

Forest Tabernacle Baptist Church

4205 E. Indian Trail, Louisville, KY 40213

Send Flowers

Oct

24

Funeral service

1:00 p.m.

Forest Tabernacle Baptist Church

4205 E. Indian Trail, Louisville, KY 40213

Send Flowers

Only 22 hours left for delivery to next service.