He was born on April 17, 1927, in Madison County, Kentucky, the son of the late James Elby O'Donnell Sr. and Julia Forbes O'Donnell. A U.S. Army veteran of World War II, Mr. O'Donnell was a retired groundskeeper for Whitehall State Shrine, a member of the Antioch Christian Church and was a Kentucky Colonel.
He is survived by: his wife of 62 years, Lucy Newby O'Donnell; two sons, Ricky O'Donnell (Carolyn) and Nelson O'Donnell (Debbie), both of Richmond; one daughter, Mae Mayne (Tim) of Richmond; one sister, Mary Hensley (Clarence) of Richmond; four grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren, three step-grandchildren; one niece; and one nephew.
Funeral services will be conducted at 11 a.m. Monday, October 16, 2006, at Combs, Parsons & Collins Funeral Home, West Main Street, Richmond, with Bro. Scott Guiley officiating. Burial will follow in Richmond Cemetery.
Visitation will be from 5 to 9 p.m. Sunday at Combs, Parsons & Collins Funeral Home.
Pallbearers will be Rick Johnson, B.J. O'Donnell, George Hunter, Ed Robinson, Jimmy Cornelison and Harold Collins.
He was born on April 17, 1927, in Madison County, Kentucky, the son of the late James Elby O'Donnell Sr. and Julia Forbes O'Donnell. A U.S. Army veteran of World War II, Mr. O'Donnell was a retired groundskeeper for Whitehall State Shrine, a member of the Antioch Christian Church and was a Kentucky Colonel.
He is survived by: his wife of 62 years, Lucy Newby O'Donnell; two sons, Ricky O'Donnell (Carolyn) and Nelson O'Donnell (Debbie), both of Richmond; one daughter, Mae Mayne (Tim) of Richmond; one sister, Mary Hensley (Clarence) of Richmond; four grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren, three step-grandchildren; one niece; and one nephew.
Funeral services will be conducted at 11 a.m. Monday, October 16, 2006, at Combs, Parsons & Collins Funeral Home, West Main Street, Richmond, with Bro. Scott Guiley officiating. Burial will follow in Richmond Cemetery.
Visitation will be from 5 to 9 p.m. Sunday at Combs, Parsons & Collins Funeral Home.
Pallbearers will be Rick Johnson, B.J. O'Donnell, George Hunter, Ed Robinson, Jimmy Cornelison and Harold Collins.
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