James Owen Dockery

   James Dockery, age 86 of Shepherdsville, returned to his Heavenly Father on Saturday, December 24, 2022. He was preceded in death by his parents, Jessie and Lilly Dockery; sons, James (Jim) Dockery and John Claridy Dockery Jr.; granddaughter, Crystal Claridy; sister, Alice Coy; brother, Ralph Dockery; sister in law, Mary Dockery; nephews, Eric and Greg Dockery and in-laws, Dee and Elva Cubbage. He was a member of Mt. Eden Baptist Church, previous owner of Dockery Texaco & Goodyear Tire, former volunteer for Nichols Fire Department and a retired Deputy of Bullitt County Sheriffs Office.

   He leaves to cherish his memory his loving wife of 66 years, Emma Jean Cubbage Dockery; daughter, Nancy Kerns (David); grandchildren, Matthew Kerns (Katie), Andrew Dockery (Ana), Bryan Dockery (Shaunna), Alyssa Conover, Amber Wease, Jason, Joshua,  Jamie, David and Dianna Claridy and Nikki McIntosh; brothers, Wendell Dockery, Charles Dockery (Evelyn) and Billie Joe Dockery (Patty); sister, Hazel Newton (John); daughters in law, Theresa Dockery and Karen Claridy; brother in law, W.D. Coy; sister in law, Donna Dockery; 15 great grandchildren and a host of other family and friends.

   Funeral service will be conducted at 11 am on Saturday, December 31, 2022, in the chapel at Hardy-Close Funeral Home 285 S. Buckman Street in Shepherdsville with burial in Clarkson Cemetery in Clarkson, Kentucky. Family and friends may pay their respects from 1 pm until 8 pm on Friday, December 30, 2022, and from 9 am until time of service on Saturday, December 31, 2022, at Hardy-Close Funeral Home.

   Obituary on www.hardyclosefuneralhome.com