Bill Ginter

Billy Gene Ginter, age 87, of Clay City, Kentucky, widower of Hazel Wanda Watson Ginter, passed away on June 30, 2021 at Saint Joseph Medical Center, Lexington, KY.  Born in Kokomo, Indiana he was the son of the late Floyd and Lula Crowe Ginter and a U.S. Army Korean War Veteran.  Bill was a former heavy equipment operator with Codell Construction Company and a member of the International Union of Operating Engineers Local 181.  He enjoyed trap shooting and was a charter member of the Powell County Sportsman’s Club and a member of the National Rifleman’s Association.  He was an avid baseball fan and an outstanding Grand Daddy and Great Grand Daddy.  In addition to his parents and his wife he was also preceded in death by two brothers, Edward “Bug” Ginter and Bobby Ginter and by three sisters, Florene Oaks, Bessie Rogers and Virginia Ashley.  He is survived by three daughters, Pamela Hood of Stanton, Vickie Haddix of Jeffersonville and Carolyn (Lawrence) Jones of Sherburn; nine grandchildren, Sara Osborne, Billy Hood, Misty Haddix, Anthony Haddix, Stephen Haddix, Tosha Self, J. D. Haddix, Crystal Justice and Travis Jones along with 16 great grandchildren and one great-great grandchild.  Funeral services officiated by Bro.  Raymond Tipton and Bro. Anthony Molihan will be conducted at 2:00 P.M. on Saturday, July 3, 2021 at Hearne Funeral Home Inc, 125 West College Avenue, Stanton, KY.  Visitation begins at 12:00 P.M until 2:00 P.M. Saturday at the funeral home.  Burial will be in Kennon Cemetery with Eric Slemp, Eric Puckett, Chuck Ginter, Dylan Griggs, Travis Jones, Billy Hood, Luke Hood, Adam Osborne and Brian Osborne serving as active pallbearers.  Honorary pallbearers are Codell Construction employees, members of Powell County Sportsman’s Club, Steve Cornett, Bob Dolan, Sr. and Bob Dolan, Jr.  Arrangements by Hearne Funeral Home, Inc.