KNOTTSVILLE, Ky. — James Leon Lanham, 85, of Knottsville, died Sunday, Aug. 28, 2022, at home under Hospice Care. He was born on March 25, 1937, in Daviess County, Kentucky, to the late Joseph (Jack) and Etheleen Lanham.
Leon was a member of St. William Catholic Church and was retired from Whirlpool.
Leon was preceded in death by his wife, Patricia Lanham; two children, Rebecca Ray and Gary Lee Lanham; a grandson, Daniel Lee Lanham; two brothers, Sherman and Francis Lanham; a sister, Doris Payne; and a brother-in-law, Gearld Haynes; and a sister-in-law, Margurite Lanham
Leon is survived by his children, Brenda (Marcus) Smith, of Hartford, Kentucky, Greg Lanham, and Bruce Lanham, of Knottsville; 11 grandchildren, Danny, Brian, Travis, Krystal, Shawn, Mitchell, Trisha, Allison, Jamie, Jessie, and Ravon; 15 great-grandchildren; and siblings Paula (Sam) Cecil, Betty Haynes, Barbara Lanham, Kenny Lanham, and Luke Lanham; and a brother-in-law, Robert Payne.
The family requests expressions of sympathy take the form of donations to Hospice of Western Kentucky, 3419 Wathen Crossing, Owensboro, KY 42301
A Funeral Mass will be said on Thursday, Sept. 1, at 12 noon at St. William Catholic Church in Philpot, Kentucky, with burial following at St. William Cemetery. Visitation will be at St. William Catholic Church from 10 a.m. to 12 noon on Thursday.