Vernon Charles Malone, 86, of Bloomfield, died peacefully Sunday, June 10, 2018. He was born to the late Charles and Amanda (Ausdemore) Malone on July 18, 1931, in Irene, S.D., and was known as "Pat" to family and friends. During his early school age years, his family was involved in construction of roads in his home state. This involved living in mobile campsites and receiving some of his early education in schools located on Indian reservations. He met and married Mary Louise Mattie from Billings, Mont. They were married for nearly 60 years. He worked in many different industries and management levels; aeronautics, plant manager for valve castings and foundries to name a few. These different positions required him to travel and conduct business in many different countries outside of the United States.In the early 9o's, he left his position with Crane Manufacturing in Washington, Iowa, and he and Mary Lou settled in Finchville. After semi retiring and settling in Kentucky, he worked as a realtor for Kentucky Land Co. where he completed his working career. He was involved in breeding and showing Appaloosa horses in the mid 1970's and 1980's and became involved with breeding and raising several different western breeds of horses throughout his later years.He was preceded in death by his wife, Mary Louise Malone; and two sons, Michael Malone and Kevin Malone. He is survived by his caregivers Ruby (Greg), Tasha and Shaylah Redmon; two granddaughters Katie Malone and Haley Malone; one nephew, Charles Malone (Dot); three nieces, Roxanne Oyler (Larry), Michelle Mattingly (Pat), and Kathy Strause (Marty). A special thanks to Ruby and Tasha for their love care and support. A celebration of his life is 3 p.m. Sunday, July 1, 2018, at G & R Farm, 1721 Ashes Creek Lane, HWY 2450, Bloomfield. All relatives, friends, and acquaintances are welcome to attend.

Source: Nelson County Gazette