Leniel Rose

Leniel C. Rose, age 86, widower of Nona Avalou Watson Rose passed away September 5, 2018 at his residence in Stanton, KY. Born May 27, 1932, in Powell County, KY Leniel was an employee of Clark Energy for 40 years driving truck 5 as a lineman and Stanton foreman before his retirement. Having a tall stature and humble demeanor, Leniel was known by many as a gentle giant who could patiently and lovingly sit on a couch surrounded by boisterous grandchildren, but was also known as a master Volkswagen mechanic, a builder, a friend, a volunteer; a man able to accomplish anything he set his mind to do. But most of all, the names he loved to be known by the most was her "sweetheart husband Len" by his one and only wife Nona, "Dad" or "Daddy" by his three children, and "Papaw" or "Papaw Birdie" by his grandchildren, great grandchildren and great-great grandchild. Leniel was a member of the Furnace Church of Christ and an Army Veteran of the Korean War. He was preceded in death by his wife, Nona Avalou Watson Rose, mother Iva Kirkpatrick Rose, father Claude Rose, brother Milford Rose and grandson Joshua Keith Parks. Leniel is survived by son, Danny Rose (Lisa Johnson Rose) of Stanton; daughters Kathy Rose Bowling (Ronnie) of Las Vegas, NV and Barbara Rose Smyth (Mike) of Woodbury, TN; grandchildren: Jay Parks of Richmond, Bryan Parks (Kim Brewer Parks) of Nancy, Marissa Rose Shockey (John) of Stanton, Staci-Jo Avalou Smyth Mayberry (Keith) of Liberty, TN, Erin Faye Smyth Eisenlohr (Jordan) of Lebanon, TN, Forest Smyth of Liberty, TN, Shannon Rose (Jenny Reed Rose) of Stanton, Honorary granddaughters Brittany Osborne Fisher (Tony), Autumn Osborne Sebey (Matthew) of Bulk, England; great grandchildren: Flynn Cornett, Lincoln Shockey, Korey Shockey, Aiden Shockey, Sam Shockey, Abby Rose, Eli Rose, Kaethyn Parks, Brandon Parks, Matthew Parks, Jaycob Parks, Joshua Parks, Kilee-Jo Avalou Pollard, Jakob Mayberry, Kassandra Smyth, Katelynn Smyth, Raylan Eisenlohr and E. J. Eisenlohr and great-great grandchild Emilia Parks; brothers Garland Rose and William Rose and sister Claudine Rose Saunders. Funeral services officiated by Bro. Brad Epperson will be held at 10:00 A.M. Saturday at Hearne Funeral Home Inc. Visitation begins at 6:00 P.M. Friday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Resthaven Cemetery with Shannon Rose, Forest Smyth, Jay Parks, Bryan Parks, Bubby Fugate and Phillip Blythe serving as active pallbearers. Honorary pallbearers are Scott Seitz, Charlotte Jones Derickson, Darlene Watson and family, Linda Jones and family, Butch Smyth, Robert Thorpe, Willie Thorpe, Everett "June Bug" Todd, Annetta Jones, Timothy Jones, Brittany Fisher, Kathy Steele, Leann Clemons, Tonita Clemons, Melissa Kirby, Marissa Shockey, Bonnie Feather, Tommy Napier, the nursing staff of Amedisys and Hospice East. In lieu of flowers, please donate to the Pediatric Congenital Heart Association of Kentucky, C/O Marissa Shockey, 3300 North Bend Rd., Stanton, KY 40380. Arrangements by Hearne Funeral Home, Inc.