Ernestine Lloyd

Ernestine Kemp Lloyd, 75, of Columbia, died Wednesday, February 27, 2019 at 8:25 A.M. at Summit Manor Nursing Home.

She was born June 21, 1943, in the Bliss community of Adair County, to the late Owen and Marie Emma Rogers Kemp and also preceded in death by her brother, George Rayburn Kemp.

Ernestine loved watching the Adair County Indians, University of Kentucky Wildcats, and the Adair County Band. She was a member and piano player at the Gradyville United Methodist Church, a former factory worker at several different sewing factories, and retired from the Adair County School System, where she was a cook at ACHS.

Her survivors include two sons, Doyle (Carolee) Lloyd of Columbia and Jeff (Heather) Lloyd of Chicago; two daughters, Cynthia Mann and Teresa Ballou both of Columbia; one sister, Jean (Lewis) Wheeler of Columbia; 11 grandchildren; five great-grandchildren; and several other relatives and friends.

The funeral service was on Saturday, March 2, 2019 at 2:00 P.M. at Grissom-Martin Funeral Home with Bro. Chris Wilcoxson officiating.

Burial was in the Columbia Cemetery.

The casket bearers were Todd Wheeler, Zachary Ballou, Chris Lloyd, Dale Mann, Scott Burton, and Scott Reliford.

Grissom-Martin Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements.