Leona "Lee" Carter Gaddis

Leona "Lee" Carter Gaddis joined her Heavenly Father on Thursday, July 21, 2016 at Owensboro Health Regional Hospital. Born on September 25, 1929 in Leitchfield, KY to the late Robert Slayton Carter Sr. and Mattie Kinchel Hack Carter, she was for more than 65 years a member of Eaton Memorial Baptist Church where she was a dedicated member of her Faithful Worker Sunday school class. She was also preceded in death by 4 sisters and 4 brothers
Survivors are her husband, James L. "Buddy" Gaddis; her sons and daughters-in-law Barry Lee Gaddis, Scott Carter Gaddis (LaVillis), Dr. James Todd Gaddis (Charlene), Dr. Christopher Lind Gaddis(Cate); her grandchildren Kam Gaddis Summers (David), Lynsie Gaddis Rust (Aaron), Scott Carter Gaddis II (Ashley), Kalin Shay Gaddis, Jessica Gaddis Petzold (Dallas), Rachel Gaddis Carter (Ben), James Walker Gaddis, and Cathryn Hampton Gaddis; great-grandchildren Addyson Grace Summers, Griffin Catherine Gaddis, Alexander Lyle Rust, Ryan Carter Gaddis; and brother Robert Slayton Carter Jr. (Amaryllis).
A celebration of life for Mrs. Gaddis will be 10:00 a.m. Monday at Glenn Funeral Home and Crematory, where visitation will be from 2:00 to 6:00 p.m. Sunday and after 9:00 a.m. Monday. Burial will be in Owensboro Memorial Gardens.
Expressions of sympathy may take the form of contributions to Eaton Memorial Baptist Church or the Foundation for Excellence Owensboro Independent Schools.