Thomas Alford "Tom" Bottoms, 62, of Campbellsville, KY, the son of Martha Maxine Johnson Moss and the late James Wilbur Bottoms, was born November 14, 1959 in Campbellsville and departed this life on Saturday, February 5, 2022 in Campbellsville at Taylor Regional Hospital.
Tom was the former owner and operator of Magic Shine Floors and a Civil War re-enactor in the 4th Kentucky Orphan Brigade. He was a veteran, having served his country honorably in the United States Navy.
SURVIVORS:
His wife: Debra (Daffron) Bottoms
His mother: Martha Maxine (Johnson) Moss & husband Milburn
3 children: Jeremiah Thomas Bottoms, Zachary Tyler Bottoms & wife Falesha, and Jaclyn Nicole Benham & husband Joseph
4 sisters: Sheri Stump & husband Jack, Nancy Bottoms, Chris Dudgeon & husband Mark, and Sandy Bottoms
2 brothers: Jimmy Bottoms & wife Kathy and Brad Bottoms & wife Laura
3 grandchildren: Eleanor Elizabeth Bottoms, Amaurie Rose Benhanm and Ivory Faith Benham
His step-mother: Carol Bottoms
Close friends: Bill Sanders, Robert & Terri Spegal, Rob Collins Bell and Jeffrey Hunt and the members of the 4th KY Orphan Brigade and all the friends and families associated with Tom during his years as a scout leader and mentor
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Funeral: Tuesday, February 8, 2022 at 1:00pmET in the chapel of L.R. Petty Funeral Home with cremation to follow
Visitation: After 10:00amET on Tuesday
L.R. Petty Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.