Ronald Wayne Nally

Ronald Wayne Nally, 77, of Bardstown, passed away Sunday, Jan. 4, 2026. He retired from American Fuji Seal (Owens-Illinois) as a member of the maintenance department. He graduated from Bardstown High School Class of 1966 and was a proud member of their football team under Hall of Fame coach Garnis Martin. He served in the United States Coast Guard as a boiler room technician during Vietnam aboard USCG Rush (WHEC-723) stationed out of Treasure Island, Calif. He was an active Little League baseball coach and Pee-Wee football team dad for his son's youth teams in the 1980s. He was an avid University of Kentucky Wildcat basketball fan along with past passions for hunting and fishing.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Denham and Dorothy Nally; his wife, Linda S. Nally; and infant son, Kevin S. Nally.
He is survived by a daughter, Erin Fauss (Tommy Goodman), both of Bardstown; a son, Alex W. Nally, of Owensboro; two granddaughters, Jennifer Fauss of Caddo Mills, Texas and Rachel Rosario of Bardstown; three grandsons, Jacob Cougot, of Bowdoinham, Maine, and Trey Nally and Ty Nally, both of Owensboro; one sister, Lottie N. Winkler; a niece, Niki (Johnny) Howard; and a nephew, Chad Winkler, all of Bardstown; along with several great-nieces and nephews, extended family and lifelong friends, Jess Wheat, Frank Jones, Glen Logston and Trudie Mattingly.
His funeral will be 11 a.m. Tuesday, Jan. 13, at Barlow Funeral Home with burial to follow at Bardstown Cemetery.
Visitation will be 5-8 p.m. Monday, Jan. 12, and 9-11 a.m. Tuesday, Jan. 13, at Barlow Funeral Home.
Barlow Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.