Stephen Foster Rose

Stephen Foster Rose, age 89, passed away on Wednesday, March 13, 2024, at his home in Stanton, Kentucky. He was born in Campton, Kentucky, on February 9, 1935, to the late Bruce Rose and the late Grace Bryant Rose. Stephen was a mechanist for Bundy Tubing Corporation and was a United States Marine Corps Veteran. He was a former member of Harvestime Assembly and was a current member of the Clay City Methodist Church. Stephen was a very strong, honorable, and kind man. He loved his Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, and because of that love, he loved deeply and was very loyal to his friends. Stephen was an outdoorsman at heart and enjoyed hunting and fishing. He raised his family on a farm and cherished the time he spent with his loved ones. In addition to his parents, Stephen was preceded in death by his wife, Phyllis Jo Rose; his son-in-law, Troy Keathley; his brother, Kenton Rose; four half-brothers: Cecil Rose, Frank Rose, Eugene Napier, and Otho Napier; his sister, Bonnie Knox; and his half-sister, Orene Walton. He is survived by his girlfriend, Betty Faye Spencer of Stanton; his son, Stephen Curtis Rose of Clay City; two daughters: Jessie Joyce Keathley of Trenton, Texas, and Tina Ann (Ronnie) Weldon of Anna, Texas; four grandchildren: David Christopher Neal, Kelly Bruce (Crystal) Neal, Melissa Rose and Foster Leigh Rose; and numerous great-grandchildren and great-great-grandchildren. Visitation will be held from 5:00 P.M. to 8:00 P.M. on Sunday, March 17, 2024, at Hearne Funeral Home, 125 West College Avenue, Stanton, Kentucky. Funeral services officiated by Rev. Kim Rose will be held at the funeral home on Monday, March 18, 2024, at 1:00 P.M. Burial will take place at Stanton Cemetery with David Curtis, Chris Neal, Kelly Neal, Grant Childress, Brandon Pennington, Ryan Neal and Logan Neal serving as active pallbearers. Honorary pallbearers are H.T. and Wilda Derickson, J.W. Stephens, Charlotte and Heath Waugh, and Darryl and Kellye Ashley. Arrangements have been entrusted to Hearne Funeral Home of Stanton.