Frank Harden Wilcoxson, 86, of Campbellsville, KY passed away on Wednesday, November 15, 2023 surrounded by family after a long and fruitful life. He was born on January 29, 1937 to Thurman and Sadie Sharp Wilcoxson in Black Gnat, KY.

Frank graduated from Taylor County High School just before marrying his high school sweetheart, Aileen Harden Wilcoxson at the age of 17. He served in the Kentucky National Guard and was a faithful member and deacon at Beech Grove Baptist Church. Frank owned Wilcoxson Construction and enjoyed building barns for farms across the state. But his favorite work was tending the land, and he raised countless cows, donkeys, horses, pigs and—in the later years—fainting goats. He was a farmer in every sense of the word, cultivating life and growth in all sorts of places, from the fields to the Sunday school classroom.

He was also an avid storyteller, a thing those who had the privilege of sitting around his kitchen table know all too well. Never one to rush to the punchline, he told tales with long pauses and a dry wit that hooked his listeners from the start and kept them on the line for—in many cases—hours on end.

Most of all, Frank was an incredible husband, father and grandfather. He took immense delight in surrounding himself with his girls and their families. He spent his seven decades of marriage and more than sixty years of fatherhood showing those around him what it looked like to work joyfully and sacrifice without complaint for the good of those with whom he was entrusted. In that, he reflected the Christ who saved him and called him friend; the Christ in whose presence he now rests and rejoices.

Frank was predeceased by parents and two sisters, Linda Jane Wilcoxson and Peggy Gilpin and her husband, Bobby.

SURVIVORS:

3 daughters: Debbie Wilcoxson; Rhonda Rose & husband Jamie; and Cindy Jaggers & husband David

Grandchildren: Josh Rose & wife Lauren; Morgan Cox & husband Taylor; Weston Dicken & wife Lauren; Madison Mahairas & husband Anthony; Jason Jaggers & wife Candace; Tyler Jaggers and Chelsea Branham; and Presleigh Fadida & husband Oshri

7 great-grandchildren: Lilly Claire, Oliver, Warren, Ellender, Canon, Kensley and Kip

Funeral Service: Sunday, November 19, 2023 at 2:00pmET at Parrott & Ramsey Funeral Home

Visitation: Saturday, November 18, 2023 from 5:00-8:00pmET 

In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations be made to Beech Grove Baptist Church and St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital.