Lee Hartman

Lee Hartman, age 83, of Owensboro passed away on Tuesday, February 12, 2013 at Owensboro Medical Health System surrounded by her family. She was born on October 24, 1929 in Louisville, KY to the late Moses Joseph Farmer and Lillian (Cravens) Farmer Moeller, and step-father, John Phillip Moeller.

Aside from her parents Mrs. Hartman is preceded in death by her loving husband of 40 years, Kenneth Hartman
(passed away in 1991); two sisters, Doris and Alma .

Mrs. Hartman along with her husband Kenneth co-owned Hartman's True Value Hardware Store for over 30 years. She belonged to Macedonia Baptist Church for over 30 years, where she taught Sunday School. As a lover of the arts, she was an accomplished ballroom dancer having taught at Arthur Murray's in Louisville where she met her husband. She was a charter member and former president of Theatre Workshop of Owensboro (Act TWO); she enjoyed creating oil paintings and studied painting under several famous American artists. Throughout her life Lee loved to travel with her family, she traveled to Haiti and New York on various Mission Trips.

She is survived by her two sons, Jeffrey Hartman (Carolyn) of Owensboro and Jerry Hartman (Melanie) of Mesa, AZ; two daughters, Judy Burns (Dale) of Hartford and Jenny Flener (Don) of Owensboro; nine grandchildren, Crystal (Scott) Heath, Jay (Lexi) Hartman, Jimmy (Tonya) Moorman, Jackie Moorman, Tracy Flener, Jonathan Hartman, Christina Hartman, Sarah (Brandon) Phelps and Michael Burns; one step-grandchild, Brad Flener (Carolyn) and ten great-grandchildren. She is also survived by five siblings, John (LaRae) Farmer, Shirley Walker, Beverly Jones, Michael Farmer and Stephen Farmer.

The family would like to extend a special thanks to Lee's extended family at Dogwood Retreat in Hartford for all the love and compassion they have shown during her stay.

Funeral services will be held at Noon on Saturday in the chapel of Glenn Funeral Home and Crematory with Reverend Chris Taylor and her grandson Reverend Michael Burns officiating services. Interment will follow at Owensboro Memorial Gardens. Family will receive friends from 2:00PM until 8:00PM on Friday and after 11:00AM at the funeral home on Saturday.

Expressions of sympathy may take the form of donations to the Alzheimer's Association.

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