Elaine Blane, 81, of Hopkinsville, KY died at 4:15 a.m. Sunday, September 22, 2024 at Christian Health Center.
Funeral services will be 2:00 p.m. Tuesday, September 24, 2024 at Hughart, Beard & Giles Funeral Home with Mike Barbee officiating. Burial will follow in Rosedale Cemetery in Pembroke, KY. Visitation will be Tuesday from 11:00 a.m. until the funeral hour. Hughart, Beard & Giles Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements.
A native of Christian County, KY she was born July 26, 1943 the daughter of the late Adlai C. Blane and Ethelene Clark Blane. She was retired from the former Trover Clinic where she worked as a Supervisor in Medical Records.
Survivors include her children: Kim Earl of Fishers, IN, Alan (Ashley) Gates of Hopkinsville, KY, and Kelly Gates of Hopkinsville, KY; her very special companion: Jimmy Barbee of Hopkinsville, KY; her sister: Brenda Gee of Hopkinsville, KY; her grandchildren: Derrick (Mona) Gates of Christian County, KY, Sara Earl (Walter) Gaman of Bloomington, IN, Marley (Clay) Smotherman of Murray, KY, and Latham Joiner of Hopkinsville, KY; her great grandchildren: Myra Gates and Elena Gates; and her nieces: Sherry (Steve) McGowan of Hopkinsville, KY, and Tammy (John) Curtis of Pembroke, KY.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions are suggested to: Rotary Club of Hopkinsville P.O. Box 199, Hopkinsville, KY 42241 or Jennie Stuart Health Foundation – E.C. Green Cancer Center P.O. Box 608, Hopkinsville, KY 42241.
The family wishes to express their sincere appreciation to all employees at Christian Health Center Hopkinsville. The loving and compassionate care they provided was top notch.