burial: 09/20/2013
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SIMON-THOMAS, ELIZABETH KENNEDY, 90, passed away Sunday, September 15, 2013 at her St. Matthews home in the loving presence of her husband Joe, her children, grandchildren, and caregivers.
She was born July 21, 1923, in Jefferson County, KY, the daughter of Hallie Hunsinger Kennedy and Ramsey Jackson Kennedy Sr. She was a descendent of the Hikes, Hunsinger, and Kennedy families, early settlers of eastern Jefferson County. She was the seventh generation to grow up on the Kennedy-Hunsinger farm on Taylorsville Road.
Elizabeth graduated from Jeffersontown High School in 1941 and from Spencerian Business College in 1943. After school she worked at Time Finance. In 1945, she married Marine Lieutenant Frank E. Simon. Elizabeth devoted her life to raising their four children and helping her husband build the family business, Publishers Printing Company. After her husband's early death in 1990, she continued to assist her sons in running the business. She cared deeply about Publishers' employees and often advocated for them. She was blessed with a joyful second marriage to Joseph Thomas in 2002.
Elizabeth was a historian and preservationist. She continued her mother's work to protect Beargrass Creek and to save family farmland from development. Through her research and advocacy, three family homes were placed on the National Historic Register and several old family cemeteries were preserved. Her collections included Kentucky literature, African-American art and craft, and family papers. She was a member of St. Martin of Tours, Little Flock Baptist Church, and the Jeffersontown Current Events Club. She shared her love of learning and enthusiasm for life with everyone she encountered. Her devotion, generosity, and faithfulness to her family and wide circle of friends were legendary.
She was preceded in death by her parents, her brother Ramsey Jackson Kennedy Jr., her infant sister Louise, and her husband of 45 years, Frank E. Simon.
She is survived by her husband, Joseph Thomas; her brother-in-law Alfred J. Simon, Jr.; her children Elizabeth Montgomery and her husband Guy, Frances Aprile, Nicholas Simon, and Michael Simon and his wife Debbie; her grandchildren Amy Montgomery, Sara Celello (Dave), Anne Austin (Richard), Timothy Montgomery (Genevieve), Nora Jane Montgomery, Emma Aprile (Andrew Rosenthal), Michael Simon, Jackson Simon, Carolyn Simon, Anna Louise Simon, Nicholas Simon, and Alexander Simon; her 7 great-grandchildren. She is also survived by faithful friends and caretakers, including Nanette Simon, Linda Trautwein, Karen Kerman, Sandy Dockery, Cynthia Harbin, Ashley Hamilton, Cassandra Riles, and Jerry Burton.
Her funeral Mass will be celebrated at noon Friday at St. Martin of Tours Catholic Church, 639 S. Shelby St., with burial to follow at Cave Hill Cemetery. Visitation will be at Pearson's, 149 Breckenridge Lane, on Wednesday and Thursday from 1-8 p.m.
Expressions of sympathy may be made to the Ursuline Sisters of Louisville, The Abbey of Gethsemani or the Bullitt County Public Library.
- Published in The Courier-Journal from Sept. 17 to Sept. 19, 2013
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SIMON-THOMAS, ELIZABETH KENNEDY, 90, passed away Sunday, September 15, 2013 at her St. Matthews home in the loving presence of her husband Joe, her children, grandchildren, and caregivers.
She was born July 21, 1923, in Jefferson County, KY, the daughter of Hallie Hunsinger Kennedy and Ramsey Jackson Kennedy Sr. She was a descendent of the Hikes, Hunsinger, and Kennedy families, early settlers of eastern Jefferson County. She was the seventh generation to grow up on the Kennedy-Hunsinger farm on Taylorsville Road.
Elizabeth graduated from Jeffersontown High School in 1941 and from Spencerian Business College in 1943. After school she worked at Time Finance. In 1945, she married Marine Lieutenant Frank E. Simon. Elizabeth devoted her life to raising their four children and helping her husband build the family business, Publishers Printing Company. After her husband's early death in 1990, she continued to assist her sons in running the business. She cared deeply about Publishers' employees and often advocated for them. She was blessed with a joyful second marriage to Joseph Thomas in 2002.
Elizabeth was a historian and preservationist. She continued her mother's work to protect Beargrass Creek and to save family farmland from development. Through her research and advocacy, three family homes were placed on the National Historic Register and several old family cemeteries were preserved. Her collections included Kentucky literature, African-American art and craft, and family papers. She was a member of St. Martin of Tours, Little Flock Baptist Church, and the Jeffersontown Current Events Club. She shared her love of learning and enthusiasm for life with everyone she encountered. Her devotion, generosity, and faithfulness to her family and wide circle of friends were legendary.
She was preceded in death by her parents, her brother Ramsey Jackson Kennedy Jr., her infant sister Louise, and her husband of 45 years, Frank E. Simon.
She is survived by her husband, Joseph Thomas; her brother-in-law Alfred J. Simon, Jr.; her children Elizabeth Montgomery and her husband Guy, Frances Aprile, Nicholas Simon, and Michael Simon and his wife Debbie; her grandchildren Amy Montgomery, Sara Celello (Dave), Anne Austin (Richard), Timothy Montgomery (Genevieve), Nora Jane Montgomery, Emma Aprile (Andrew Rosenthal), Michael Simon, Jackson Simon, Carolyn Simon, Anna Louise Simon, Nicholas Simon, and Alexander Simon; her 7 great-grandchildren. She is also survived by faithful friends and caretakers, including Nanette Simon, Linda Trautwein, Karen Kerman, Sandy Dockery, Cynthia Harbin, Ashley Hamilton, Cassandra Riles, and Jerry Burton.
Her funeral Mass will be celebrated at noon Friday at St. Martin of Tours Catholic Church, 639 S. Shelby St., with burial to follow at Cave Hill Cemetery. Visitation will be at Pearson's, 149 Breckenridge Lane, on Wednesday and Thursday from 1-8 p.m.
Expressions of sympathy may be made to the Ursuline Sisters of Louisville, The Abbey of Gethsemani or the Bullitt County Public Library.
- Published in The Courier-Journal from Sept. 17 to Sept. 19, 2013
burial: 09/20/2013
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SIMON-THOMAS, ELIZABETH KENNEDY, 90, passed away Sunday, September 15, 2013 at her St. Matthews home in the loving presence of her husband Joe, her children, grandchildren, and caregivers.
She was born July 21, 1923, in Jefferson County, KY, the daughter of Hallie Hunsinger Kennedy and Ramsey Jackson Kennedy Sr. She was a descendent of the Hikes, Hunsinger, and Kennedy families, early settlers of eastern Jefferson County. She was the seventh generation to grow up on the Kennedy-Hunsinger farm on Taylorsville Road.
Elizabeth graduated from Jeffersontown High School in 1941 and from Spencerian Business College in 1943. After school she worked at Time Finance. In 1945, she married Marine Lieutenant Frank E. Simon. Elizabeth devoted her life to raising their four children and helping her husband build the family business, Publishers Printing Company. After her husband's early death in 1990, she continued to assist her sons in running the business. She cared deeply about Publishers' employees and often advocated for them. She was blessed with a joyful second marriage to Joseph Thomas in 2002.
Elizabeth was a historian and preservationist. She continued her mother's work to protect Beargrass Creek and to save family farmland from development. Through her research and advocacy, three family homes were placed on the National Historic Register and several old family cemeteries were preserved. Her collections included Kentucky literature, African-American art and craft, and family papers. She was a member of St. Martin of Tours, Little Flock Baptist Church, and the Jeffersontown Current Events Club. She shared her love of learning and enthusiasm for life with everyone she encountered. Her devotion, generosity, and faithfulness to her family and wide circle of friends were legendary.
She was preceded in death by her parents, her brother Ramsey Jackson Kennedy Jr., her infant sister Louise, and her husband of 45 years, Frank E. Simon.
She is survived by her husband, Joseph Thomas; her brother-in-law Alfred J. Simon, Jr.; her children Elizabeth Montgomery and her husband Guy, Frances Aprile, Nicholas Simon, and Michael Simon and his wife Debbie; her grandchildren Amy Montgomery, Sara Celello (Dave), Anne Austin (Richard), Timothy Montgomery (Genevieve), Nora Jane Montgomery, Emma Aprile (Andrew Rosenthal), Michael Simon, Jackson Simon, Carolyn Simon, Anna Louise Simon, Nicholas Simon, and Alexander Simon; her 7 great-grandchildren. She is also survived by faithful friends and caretakers, including Nanette Simon, Linda Trautwein, Karen Kerman, Sandy Dockery, Cynthia Harbin, Ashley Hamilton, Cassandra Riles, and Jerry Burton.
Her funeral Mass will be celebrated at noon Friday at St. Martin of Tours Catholic Church, 639 S. Shelby St., with burial to follow at Cave Hill Cemetery. Visitation will be at Pearson's, 149 Breckenridge Lane, on Wednesday and Thursday from 1-8 p.m.
Expressions of sympathy may be made to the Ursuline Sisters of Louisville, The Abbey of Gethsemani or the Bullitt County Public Library.
- Published in The Courier-Journal from Sept. 17 to Sept. 19, 2013
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SIMON-THOMAS, ELIZABETH KENNEDY, 90, passed away Sunday, September 15, 2013 at her St. Matthews home in the loving presence of her husband Joe, her children, grandchildren, and caregivers.
She was born July 21, 1923, in Jefferson County, KY, the daughter of Hallie Hunsinger Kennedy and Ramsey Jackson Kennedy Sr. She was a descendent of the Hikes, Hunsinger, and Kennedy families, early settlers of eastern Jefferson County. She was the seventh generation to grow up on the Kennedy-Hunsinger farm on Taylorsville Road.
Elizabeth graduated from Jeffersontown High School in 1941 and from Spencerian Business College in 1943. After school she worked at Time Finance. In 1945, she married Marine Lieutenant Frank E. Simon. Elizabeth devoted her life to raising their four children and helping her husband build the family business, Publishers Printing Company. After her husband's early death in 1990, she continued to assist her sons in running the business. She cared deeply about Publishers' employees and often advocated for them. She was blessed with a joyful second marriage to Joseph Thomas in 2002.
Elizabeth was a historian and preservationist. She continued her mother's work to protect Beargrass Creek and to save family farmland from development. Through her research and advocacy, three family homes were placed on the National Historic Register and several old family cemeteries were preserved. Her collections included Kentucky literature, African-American art and craft, and family papers. She was a member of St. Martin of Tours, Little Flock Baptist Church, and the Jeffersontown Current Events Club. She shared her love of learning and enthusiasm for life with everyone she encountered. Her devotion, generosity, and faithfulness to her family and wide circle of friends were legendary.
She was preceded in death by her parents, her brother Ramsey Jackson Kennedy Jr., her infant sister Louise, and her husband of 45 years, Frank E. Simon.
She is survived by her husband, Joseph Thomas; her brother-in-law Alfred J. Simon, Jr.; her children Elizabeth Montgomery and her husband Guy, Frances Aprile, Nicholas Simon, and Michael Simon and his wife Debbie; her grandchildren Amy Montgomery, Sara Celello (Dave), Anne Austin (Richard), Timothy Montgomery (Genevieve), Nora Jane Montgomery, Emma Aprile (Andrew Rosenthal), Michael Simon, Jackson Simon, Carolyn Simon, Anna Louise Simon, Nicholas Simon, and Alexander Simon; her 7 great-grandchildren. She is also survived by faithful friends and caretakers, including Nanette Simon, Linda Trautwein, Karen Kerman, Sandy Dockery, Cynthia Harbin, Ashley Hamilton, Cassandra Riles, and Jerry Burton.
Her funeral Mass will be celebrated at noon Friday at St. Martin of Tours Catholic Church, 639 S. Shelby St., with burial to follow at Cave Hill Cemetery. Visitation will be at Pearson's, 149 Breckenridge Lane, on Wednesday and Thursday from 1-8 p.m.
Expressions of sympathy may be made to the Ursuline Sisters of Louisville, The Abbey of Gethsemani or the Bullitt County Public Library.
- Published in The Courier-Journal from Sept. 17 to Sept. 19, 2013
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