Brenda Thompson, 81, of Campbellsville, KY, daughter of the late Edwin C. Raffety and Gertrude Overton Raffety, was born May 4, 1942 in Taylor County, KY. She died at 9:57pmET on Thursday, October 5, 2023 in Campbellsville.

She professed faith in Christ and was a member of Pleasant Hill Baptist Church. Brenda was a retired employee of Flav-O-Rich in Campbellsville. She dearly loved her family, was very outgoing and never met a stranger. Brenda was an animal lover, especially cats and often took in stray cats and paid for their care at The Animal Hospital and left donations to help care for other animals.

She united in marriage to Paul Thompson January 16, 1973. 

SURVIVORS:

Her husband: Paul Thompson of Campbellsville

1 brother & 1 sister: Gary A. Rafferty & wife Paula of Richmond, Virginia and Faye R. Osborne & husband Kenneth of Elizabethtown

Brothers-in-law & sisters-in-law: Billy Thompson & wife Carolyn, Eva Thompson and Alice Thompson of Campbellsville and Kathey Reed & husband Bill of Winchester

Nieces & nephews: Kelli (James) Jeffries of Elizabethtown; Nick Rafferty of Richmond, Virginia, Jonathan (Carrie)  Rafferty of Anderson, South Carolina, Bryson (Michelle) Osborne of Greensboro, North Carolina; Chris (Renee) Thompson, Jason Thompson, and Mark Thompson of Campbellsville and Paul Callison of Green County

Great-nieces & great-nephews: Ray (Kate) Jeffries of Elizabethtown, Weston (Cassie) Jeffries of Ratcliff,  Maura (Braden) McPeek of Rineyville,  Aidyn Osborne of Greensboro, North Carolina,  Ava Rafferty, Lucas Rafferty  and Cavan Rafferty of Anderson, South Carolina, John Thompson, Amber Thompson, and Austin Thompson of Campbellsville, and Lennon Winters of Mt. Sterling

Special cousin: Jessie Newton of Marion County

Many other relatives & friends

FUNERAL SERVICE: Monday, October 9, 2023 at 11:00amET at Parrott & Ramsey Funeral Home in Campbellsville 

BURIAL: Campbellsville Memorial Gardens

VISITATION: After 9:00amET on Monday

PALLBEARERS: Jim Jeffries, Maura Jeffries, Ray Mikael Jeffries, Weston Jeffries, Bryson Osborne, Nicholas R. Rafferty, and Jonathan C. Rafferty

EXPRESSIONS OF SYMPATHY REQUESTED TO BE DONATIONS TO THE ANIMAL HOSPITAL FOR INDIGENT ANIMAL CARE OR SPCA AND MAY BE MADE AT PARROTT & RAMSEY FUNERAL HOME.