Flora \Doe\"" Wakey Obituary (1916 - 2008)

Mrs. Flora E. Doe Wakey, 91, of Greenville, KY died at 5:10 P.M. Friday, February 15, 2008 at the Belle Meade Nursing Home in Greenville, KY. \ She was born August 7, 1916 in Hopkins County to the late George Lee Fork and Martha I. Antha Baker Fork. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Wayne John Wakey in 1978; one son, David A. Wakey; one sister, Ruth E. Morris and two brothers, Herman Fork and Flint Fork. \ She was a former factory worker for American Can and a member of the Browder United Methodist Church. She was also an Honorary Kentucky Colonel. \ She is survived by two nieces, Muriel Burden of Onieda, TN and Marguerite June (Fork) Lodaone; a stepson, Wayne Richard Wakey of Pontiac, IL; four grandchildren; several nieces and nephews; several great-nieces and nephews; great-great-nephews and great-great-great-nephews and nieces. \ Funeral services will be at 11:00 A.M. Tuesday, Feb. 19, 2008 at the Barnett-Strother Funeral Home with Rev. Marty Martinez officiating. Entombment will follow in the Forest Lawn Memorial Gardens Mausoleum. \ Friends may call from 4:00 P.M. until 8:00 P.M. Monday and on Tuesday from 10:00 A.M. until the service. \ Memorial gifts may take the form of donations to the Alzheimers Association. Envelopes will be available at the funeral home. \