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A loving husband, father and grandfather, he started his first business in 1978, Heath's Chevron in Sonora, which moved to Elizabethtown in January 1990, being renamed Carl's Chevron, then opened Carl's Auto Care and Towing in 2006 which he operated to the present. He enjoyed playing on the farm and was a Kentucky Colonel.
Carl was preceded in death by his mother, Flora Mae Riggs Heath; a brother and sister-in-law, James "Tooter" and Charlotte Pearson; a sister, Minnie Wease; and his father-in-law, James Louis Bennett.
Survivors include his wife of 52 years, Vivian Heath; a daughter, Carla (Mike) Graham; a son, Chad-Alan of the Heath Family; four grandchildren, Heath (Abrigail) Graham, Carlie Graham, Kayla Heath and Derek Heath; four sisters, Mary (Warren) McCandless, Gail Ryan, Bonnie (Timmy) Lynch and Connie Heath Priddy; five brothers, Irvin (Brenda) Pearson, William Thomas Adkins, Jackie Heath, Willie Heath, Leon Bryant and David Grant; his father, Carl Houston "Jack" Heath; his stepmother, Shirley Crump; four loyal employees, Gary Lewis, Dewain Brown, Joe Butler and Daniel "Sunshine" Ard; and many nieces and nephews.
The funeral is at 1 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 13, at Bennett-Bertram Funeral Home in Hodgenville with Brother Ronnie Ramsey and Brother Mike Walker officiating. Burial follows in Leesville Cemetery near Upton.
Visitation is from 4 to 8 p.m. Wednesday and continues at 10 a.m. Thursday at the funeral home.
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Scott Nall
November 10, 2025
What a honor to be able to say Carl Heath was a friend of mine . I first met him Carl in the early 90s ,we became friends even though we were competitors. I opened my first service station across town but still in Etown and many times Carl would give me advice .He was a man of integrity and great character . Once he called me and told me we had a problem , one of my customers was at his place of business trying to get him to work on their vehicle . Carl let it set until next day and refused to work on it . That´s the kind of person Carl Heath was. Carl will be missed but never forgotten !
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12
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Bennett-Bertram Funeral Home
208 W. Water St., Hodgenville, KY 42748
Nov
13
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10:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
Bennett-Bertram Funeral Home
208 W. Water St., Hodgenville, KY 42748
Nov
13
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Bennett-Bertram Funeral Home
208 W. Water St., Hodgenville, KY 42748
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