She was born on July 23, 1933 in Shelbyville to the late Grover and Samantha Hulker Ethington. Patricia Ann was a retired preschool teacher and a longtime member of Buechel Park Baptist Church.
Along with her parents; her husband, Charles Willard; son, Dennis Willard, and siblings, Elizabeth, Charles, Grover, Ella B. and Corrine has preceded her in death.
Here to carry on her memory are her son, Dan Willard (Connie); grandchildren, Jenny (Matt), Keri, Casey (Brandon), Chris (Christen), Larry (Jeanne) and Eric; along with great grandchildren, Alexis, Bryson, and Hadley; and her siblings, Robert Ethington, Geneva Darnell and Christine Sacra.
Visitation will be from 2-8 p.m. Wednesday, January 25, 2017 at Arch L. Hedy at Resthaven, 4400 Bardstown Road. The funeral service will be held at 12 p.m. Thursday, January 26, 2017 at the funeral home, with a private burial to take place at Grove Hill Cemetery in Shelbyville.
Expressions of sympathy may be made to the American Heart Association or the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society.
