Edward Stump, age 74, of West Lone Oak Road, Clay City, Kentucky passed away at Baptist Health Lexington on Friday, April 21, 2017. Born in Thacker, West Virginia he was the son of the late Western Stump and the late Alice Coleman Stump. Edward Stump was a retired coal miner and a member of the National Rifle Association. In addition to his parents he was also preceded in death by his brother, Vernon Stump and by his sister, Marie Casey. He is survived by his wife, Ruth Allen Stump and three daughters, Rosemary (Mark) Preston, Tabby (Ray) Shelton and Jami (Mark) Prater all of Clay City; three brothers, Robert (Pauline) Stump of Stone, Allen Gene (Loretta Kay) Stump of Wilmington and Jimmy (Lajuanna) Stump of Frenchburg; 11 grandchildren, James Donald (Emily) Shelton, Kayla Banks, Kassi Rai Shelton, Caden Shelton, Jaylan Shelton, Michael Preston, Travis Preston, Brianna (Jonathon) Covey, Courtland Prater, Cashlin Prater and Casepian Prater and four great grandchildren: Makenzie Shelton, Reagan Shelton, Brady Banks and Jerus Banks. Funeral services officiated by Bro. Dan Bush, Kenny Strange and Kayla Banks will be held at 2:00 P.M. Wednesday, April 26, 2017 at Hearne Funeral Home, Inc., 125 West College Avenue, Stanton, KY. Visitation begins at 6:00 P.M. Tuesday at the funeral home. Honorary pallbearers are Dan Bush, Kenny Strange, Robert Flynn, Darrell Randall, Rick Poe and Junior Fraley. Entombment will be in Southern Cross Cemetery, West Lone Oak Road, Clay City, KY at a later date. Arrangements by Hearne Funeral Home, Inc.
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