Edward Anthony Gatton

Gatton, Edward Anthony, 98, peacefully entered into eternal life on August 20, 2016 at Hosparus Inpatient Care Center. Born on July 6, 1918, Edward taught in a one-room school house in Grayson County after graduating from Western Kentucky State Teachers College. An Army Veteran of WWII, he was an instructor in airplane mechanics and later served in the Pacific Theater. Edward was one of the original ten founders of the ‘Amalgamated Transit Union, Local 1447’ in 1950. He drove a TARC bus for over 30 years with a perfect safety record all the while maintaining the family farm in Grayson County. After retiring from the farm in his mid-80s, he grew over 100 tomato plants and other vegetables every year which he generously shared with others. Edward had a compassionate spirit for helping the needy. He loved people and cared about everyone, especially the poor. He volunteered at Sister Visitor Center for over 10 years. He was the oldest member of St. Lawrence Catholic Church, which he joined in 1969. Edward was preceded in death by his loving wife of 63 years, Mary Rosalie Sturgeon Gatton; parents, Wales Gregory Gatton and M. Gertrude Beeler Gatton; and granddaughter, Jamie Gatton. Left cherishing his memory are his children, Rita Anne Gatton, Jean Gatton Jones (Grant, deceased), Jane Carol Grant (Fred) and John Edward Gatton (Marcie); grandchildren, Monica Grant, PhD (Jonathan Gray), Michelle Rudovich (Nicholas), Amanda Gatton, Stephanie Grant, MD, Ashley Thompson (Eric), Frank Grant Jones III, Benjamin Gatton, Julia Gatton, Erin Jones, and Shannon Jones; great-grandchildren Abigail Jane Gray and Zachary Rudovich; sister, Mary Frances Gatton Liebert; and several special nieces and nephews. His family wishes to express their utmost gratitude for the loving care provided to him by caregivers, Peggy Hollis and Doris Tucker. A Mass of Resurrection will be held Tuesday, 10 a.m., August 23, 2016 at St. Lawrence Catholic Church, 1925 Lewiston Drive with burial to follow in Calvary Cemetery. Visitation will be held at Ratterman Keenan Southwest Chapel, 4832 Cane Run Road from 2 p.m. – 8 p.m. Monday August 22, 2016. Expressions of sympathy can be sent to Sister Visitor Center, 2235 W. Market Street, Louisville, KY 40212 or Meals on Wheel, Shively Area Ministries, 4415 Dixie Hwy, Louisville, KY 40216.

Edward Anthony Gatton

July 6, 1918 - August 20, 2016