John G. "Jack" Wimsatt

John G. (Jack) Wimsatt, age 87 of Louisville, KY returned to his Heavenly Father on Sunday

August 17, 2025, with his family by his side.

He was born on 19 January 1938, in Springfield, KY

to the late Spencer and Martha Wimsatt. He moved to Louisville and attended Flaget High

School and earned a degree from The University of Louisville in 1975 while working full time

and raising six children. On April 19, 1958, he was joined in Holy Matrimony to Martha Schank

Wimsatt and shared 65 years by her side before she preceded him in death in 2023.

Jack retired from Alcan Foil Products after over 30 years of faithful service. He served on the

Kentucky Derby Festival committee for several years and oversaw the parade for many of those

years. He was a docent at the Louisville Zoo for over a decade, and he volunteered as an usher

at U of L baseball and softball games. He was a talented softball player in his younger years

becoming an umpire when he hung up his bat. He became the Umpire in Chief for the Kentucky

Bourbons Men's Professional Slow Pitch team as well as umpiring for several leagues

throughout Louisville with his brother Joe at his side. Jack was an active member of St. Stephen

Martyr Catholic Church for 67 years. Jack had a heart of gold and would do anything to help

those in need. He loved to laugh and will be deeply missed by those who knew and loved him.

Those left to cherish his memory are children Shannon Riley (James), Laura Webb, Jim Wimsatt

(Donna), Mary Jo Wimsatt, Bob Wimsatt, Maureen Miller (Scott). Grandchildren Megan Smith

(Scott), Aaron Riley (Andrea Rohrer), Colin Riley (Elizabeth), Erica Klinglesmith (Rob), Katie Frost,

Bob Nugent, Mary Beth Clark (Carl), Angela Elliott (Joe), Therese Wimsatt, Keiran Wehder

(Travis), Emma Passafiume (Tanner), Sarah Miller, and Joshua Miller. Great grandchildren Riley

Smith, Jackson Smith, Lily Joiner, Trent Klinglesmith, Zoie Klinglesmith, Aiden Frost, Nova

Frost, Riza Frost, Wiatt Clark, Liam Clark and Hayden Wehder. Several siblings and numerous

nieces and nephews.

Visitation will be held Friday, August 29 from 4 to 8 p.m. at Bosse Funeral Home on Ellison

Ave. Funeral Mass will be held on Saturday, August 30 at 10 a.m. at St. Stephen Martyr Catholic

Church. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to Alzheimer's Association at

https://www.alz.org/ or St. Stephen Martyr Catholic Church