Marlena Hunt

Marlena Hunt of Campbellsville, the daughter of the late James Frederick Thompson and Freda Mabel (Underwood) Thompson, was born December 1, 1949, in Larue County, KY, and departed this life on December 22, 2025, in Campbellsville. She was 76 years of age.

She professed faith in Christ and was a member of the Mt. Roberts Baptist Church. She retired from Taylor Regional Hospital Environmental Services Dept. and was a former employee of Service Cleaners. She enjoyed sewing, gardening, canning, and was very crafty.

Besides her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Gary Edward Hunt, on December 9, 2023, and one sister, Betty Ducharme.

She is survived by two daughters: Cheryl Mings and her husband Kevin of Campbellsville, Rita Thompson and her husband Chris of Elizabethtown, and a stepson, Michael Hunt and his wife Laura of Greensburg.

4 grandchildren, Jaycee Mings, Sydney Lara (Alex), Ethan Mings, all of Campbellsville, and Chayse Thompson of Elizabethtown.

Also surviving are three sisters, Linda Skaggs of Elizabethtown, Shelia Diane Wethington of Campbellsville, and Sue Bryant (Gregg) of Elizabethtown. One brother-in-law, Dennis Ducharme of Lexington.

The funeral service for Marlena Hunt will be held Monday, December 29, 2025, at 11:00 AM at the L.R. Petty Funeral Home Chapel with burial to follow in the Brookside Cemetery.

Bro. John Stilts will officiate.

The family has requested visitation on Sunday, December 28, 2025, from 5 – 8 pm at the L.R. Petty Funeral Home.

Pallbearers: Kevin Mings, Chris Thompson, Michael Hunt, Alex Lara, Larry Birdsong, and Ethan Mings