Doris Gayle "Dunn" Bartleson

Doris Gayle "Dunn" Bartleson obituary, Louisville, KY

Doris Gayle "Dunn" Bartleson

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349 West Broadway Street, Harrodsburg, KY 40330

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First Baptist Church - Broadway

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Doris Bartleson Obituary

Obituary published on Legacy.com by Sims Funeral Services on Feb. 16, 2026.
Doris Gayle Bartleson, age 72, Harrodsburg, widow of Truman Bartleson Jr., passed away on Wednesday, February 11, 2026, at the home of her daughter in Louisville. Born June 9, 1953, in Burgin, KY, she was the daughter of the late John "J.P." Price and Pauline (Bradshaw) Dunn. She was an assembly line worker for Cricketeer Manufacturing Company and Hitachi Corporation both in Harrodsburg. Doris was a member of the Mercer County Democratic Women's Club, a member of the Mercer County Habitat for Humanity Board, a member of the First Baptist Church on Broadway in Harrodsburg, where she was a past president of the Church's missionary society and a past president of the Church choir.

Survivors include one daughter Tasha Gayle (Greggory) Bradley of Louisville; two sons Paul Anthony Bartleson also of Louisville and Deshon (Nikki) Bartleson of Versailles; a sister Maureen "Sissy" Dunn of Harrodsburg; a brother Ernest Dobbins of Lexington; three grandchildren Makayla Burns, Paul Aidan Bartleson and Grayson Bradley plus a host of nieces, nephews, cousins, and friends. Doris was preceded in death by four sisters Sheila Dunn Reynolds, Pocahontas Bradshaw Walker, Irene Dunn, and Marybell Bowman plus two grandchildren Cierra Bradley and Desha Bartleson.

Funeral services will be conducted 1:00 pm, Saturday, February 21, 2026, at First Baptist Church on Broadway in Harrodsburg by Pastor Randall Bartleson.

Visitation will be Friday, February 20, 2026, from 5:00 pm until 7:00 pm and Saturday, February 21, 2026, from 12:00 noon until time of services at the church.

Burial will be in Maple Grove Cemetery in Harrodsburg.

Pallbearers are Dante' Bartleson, Brian Bartleson, RJ Bartleson, Landen Bartleson, Keith Dunn, and Myron Russell.

Honorary bearers are Tilton Bradshaw, Raymond "Duge" Dunn, and Jack Coleman.

Memorial Contributions are suggested by the family to American Diabetes Association, Lexington KY Office, PO Box 21903, Lexington, KY 40522 or to the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation, 13770 Noel Road, Suite 801889, Dallas, TX 75380.

Expressions of sympathy may be sent to the family at Sims Funeral Services in Harrodsburg.

The Doris Bartleson Service will be shown live of Facebook at: https:www.facebook.com/share/1AZ4un82PE/

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Upcoming Events

Feb

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5:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.

First Baptist Church - Broadway

349 West Broadway Street, Harrodsburg, KY 40330

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Feb

21

Visitation

12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m.

First Baptist Church - Broadway

349 West Broadway Street, Harrodsburg, KY 40330

Send FlowersBook nearby hotels

Feb

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Service

1:00 p.m.

First Baptist Church - Broadway

349 West Broadway Street, Harrodsburg, KY 40330

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