He had retired from the Ford Truck Plant after 42 years. Mr. Land was a member of the Louisville First Church of the Nazarene, Valley Masonic Lodge #511 F & AM, and had been a member of the Marine reserves.
He was preceded in rest by his parents, Joe and Betty Land.
Mr. Land is survived by his wife of 48 years, Billie Land; two children, Bryan Land (Cathy) and B.J. Mayhew (Kevin); three grandchildren, Taylor, Brady and Sophie; three brothers, Gary Land (Becky), Chris Land (Judy) and Jimmy Land (Debbie); and a sister, Susan Birnbaum (Richard.
His funeral will be on Thursday at 11am at the Heady-Hardy Funeral Home. 7710 Dixie Highway, with interment following in Resthaven Memorial Park. Visitation will be Wednesday from 12pm until 8pm.
Expressions of sympathy may take the form of contributions to Donate to Life or the Kidney Foundation.