HARDINSBURG, Ky. — Jewel Armes Drake Burch, 73, of Hardinsburg, passed away June 5, 2022, at Baptist Health Hardin. She was born in Breckinridge County, Kentucky, on July 3, 1948, the daughter of the late Denver and Edith Clark Armes.
She was a member of Custer Church of God and Custer Order of Eastern Star #456. Jewel retired as a driver of the Breckinridge County Adult Handicapped bus, a job she held for many years.
Jewel enjoyed gardening, Bluegrass music, reading, and fishing. She loved spending time with her family, friends, and her dogs.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her brother, Donald Armes.
Jewel is survived by her husband, Henry Burch, of Hardinsburg; children, Steve (Stephanie) Drake, of Summitt, Kentucky; Nina Daigle, of Hudson, Kentucky, and Shelia Drake, of Elizabethtown, Kentucky; stepchildren, Cecil Burch, of McQuady, Kentucky, Cynthia Burch-Tong Rebecca, and Ouida Burch, of Owensboro, Kentucky; several grandchildren and great-grandchildren; sister, Gladys Burden, of Hudson, Kentucky; brothers, Larry (Kathy) Armes, of Hartford, Kentucky, and Robert Armes, of Hardinsburg.
Funeral services will be held at Trent-Dowell Funeral Home on Wednesday, June 8, at 10 a.m. with burial in the Fairview Cemetery. Visitation will be held on Tuesday from 4 p.m. until 8 p.m. and Wednesday after 8:30 a.m. An Eastern Star service is scheduled for Tuesday at 7 p.m. All times are central time.