John Earl Albin

John Earl Albin obituary, Louisville, KY

John Earl Albin

John Albin Obituary

Obituary published on Legacy.com by Ratterman Southwest Funeral Home on Dec. 6, 2025.
John Earl Albin, 34, passed away Monday December 1, 2025. John was a hard working man who always put everyone else before himself, especially his family he built and his other family. He loved working on cars and owning a lot of them as well. He loved going places and making memories. He loved kids and all of the kids loved him just as much. He didn't like spending money that much but he loved making it. He loved our animals. He always liked to make people laugh. There wasn't much he couldn't do and there wasn't much he didn't like. He was definitely one of a kind.`` John was preceded in death by his father, Larry Thomas Cotton. Left to cherish his memory are his loving partner, Amber Smith; daughter, Brandi Albin; mother, Barbara Cotton; sisters, Melissa Green and Christy Major; brothers, Thomas and Michael Major; nieces and nephews, Jake, Megan, Issac, Betty, Michael, Lizzy, Chris, Chandler, Rosalee, Zendaya, Armonie, Zach, Abel, Audrey, Malakhi, Kaydence, and Kenzie, and Zakkai; sisters in Law, Katie Lockwood, Jennifer Bartelt and Stephanie Smith; Mother In Law, Cindy Mattingly; Father In Law, Ronald Smith, Sr., brothers in law, Stephen Green and Ronald Smith, Jr., and his All my Sons family. Funeral Services will be 2 P.M. Wednesday December 10, 2025 at Ratterman Southwest 4832 Cane Run Rd. Visitation will be 10 A.M. to 8 P.M. Tuesday December 9, 2025.
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December 13, 2025

Amber Smith posted to the memorial.

December 9, 2025

Mortez posted to the memorial.

December 8, 2025

Crystal wells and family posted to the memorial.

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Amber Smith

December 13, 2025

Me(Amber) and Your Daughter (Brandi) will miss you so much, forever and evert. We will always hold you close to our hearts for the rest of our lives I know you're looking over us and making sure we're staying on the right path. An everything we do from this day forward will be in remembrance of you. Amber & Brandi Love you forever and always. ((Till we meet again {{MY LOVE}}!!

Mortez

December 9, 2025

Condolences from the Taylor family . You´ll will be missed. I´m Sorry John

Crystal wells and family

December 8, 2025

Man you will be greatly missed my friend untill we meet again watch over your daughter and my cousin as she goes through this difficult time

Sandra Cornett

December 7, 2025

Amber. Thomas. and Barbara Tess told me of John passing. Sorry for your loss. You and your family are in my thoughts and prayers.

James Taylor

December 7, 2025

Always hold love for you my brother till I meet you again in that heavily peaceful realm
Full salute brother

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