Josephine Barry House

2022, at her home after a courageous and stubborn battle with pancreatic cancer.

Josephine loved life on the dairy farm with Ted, her husband of 63 years, and her

five children. She also loved meals with family, watching her sons play baseball,

playing cards, visits with her grandchildren and sister Tootsie, and watching UK

sports (as long as the Cats were winning big). Josephine attended Rineyville

Baptist Church and sang in the choir for several years. She attended Western

Kentucky University for a semester before deciding to marry and start her family.

Her work career included the Civil Defense Department and Hampton and Hargan

Insurance.

She was preceded in death by her parents Everett and Edith Barry, her husband

Edwin S. Ted House, and six siblings, Sibyl Buckles, Juanita Hutcherson, James

Barry, Elmo Barry, Harold Barry, and Buddy Barry.

She is survived by four sons and one daughter: Barry House and his wife Tonja of

Frankfort, Gary House and his wife Maria Elena of Washington, D.C., Eddie House

and his wife Valerie of Crestwood, Joni House Webb and her husband Ed Webb of

Elizabethtown, and Jeffrey House and his wife Christina of Kennesaw, GA.

Mrs. House is also survived by seven grandchildren: Cory House and his wife Lori

Kidwell of Lexington, Emily Gerlach and her husband Scott of Crestwood, Amy

Tucker and her husband Clark of Simpsonville, Melissa Humphries and her husband Scott of Nashville, Natalie House-Lewis and her husband Daniel of Louisville, Chloe

House of Kennesaw, Katy House and her husband Dakota Bowman of Kennesaw

and four great-grandchildren: Lola and Mila Gerlach, and Rachel and Micah Tucker.

She is also survived by a sister Loeta Tootsie Sullivan of Mumfordville and a

sister-in-law Virginia Ginny House of Elizabethtown.

Her family wants to thank her Hosparus caregiving team: Angela, Rhonda, Lori,

Leah, and Jerry for their wonderful help and support over the last 11 months.

A private family service was held at Brown Funeral Home in Elizabethtown. Burial

followed at Elizabethtown Memorial Gardens. Condolences may be expressed

online at www.brownfuneral.com.