Madie J. Sandefur

In Obituaries by OC Monitor Staff

BEAVER DAM, Ky. — Madie J. Sandefur, 92, of Beaver Dam, passed away Monday, Aug. 22, 2022, at her residence. Madie was born in Beaver Dam on March 3, 1930, to the late Buel Bratcher and Elizabeth Woosley Bratcher.

She was a homemaker and worked as a part-time rural route mail carrier. She was a member of the Beaver Dam United Methodist Church, serving as President of the United Methodist Woman.

Madie enjoyed sewing, cooking, camping, watching sports, especially baseball, and Kentucky Basketball, and being with family and friends.

Aside from her parents, Madie is preceded in death by her husband of 67 years, Wendell Sandefur, who died on Oct. 27, 2016; one brother, Osvil Tine Bratcher; one sister, Avie Oddie Bratcher; and an infant brother; Preston Lee Bratcher.

Left to cherish her memory include her son, John H. Sandefur, of Beaver Dam; one daughter, Ruby Catherine Sandefur (George) Chinn, of Hartford, Kentucky; grandson, Christopher (Angie) Chinn, of Owensboro, Kentucky; one granddaughter, Andrea (Devon) Chinn Shelton, of Crestwood, Kentucky; great-grandchildren, Reagan Chinn, Maddie Chinn, and Dylan Chinn, all of Owensboro, Kentucky, and Anna Cate Shelton and Logan Shelton, of Crestwood; one sister, June Faye Martin, of Henderson, Kentucky; her beloved cat, Tiger; special person to her and her family, Teresa Steenbergen; and several nieces and nephews.

Funeral Services will be on Thursday, Aug. 25, at 2 p.m. at Bevil Bros. Funeral Home in Beaver Dam with Pastor Jeremy Ruegg officiating. Friends may visit with the family from 4 p.m. until 8 p.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 24, and again on Thursday from 9 a.m. until time of the service. Burial will follow the service at Sunnyside Cemetery in Beaver Dam.

The family requests expressions of sympathy take the form of contributions to the Beaver Dam United Methodist Church. Envelopes will be available at the funeral home.

Online Condolences can also be left at www.bevilbrosfuneralhomes.com.