Doug Pickett, 91, was born December 5, 1931 in Green County, KY to the late Ewell Hollan Pickett Sr and Anna Mae Twyman. He departed this life on Thursday, November 30, 2023 at the Norton Women and Childrens Hospital in Louisville.

He had made a profession of faith in Christ and was a member of the Greensburg United Methodist Church. Doug was a 1950 graduate of Greensburg High School. After graduation, he enlisted in the Navy, served in the Korean War, and served in the Beachmaster Unit One (BMU-1). He was a mail carrier for 30 plus years for the United States Postal Service in Greensburg. Doug was a life member of James L. Pruitt Post 5813 Veterans of Foreign Wars Greensburg and a Rod Lowe Post 124 American Legion Greensburg, KY life member. Alongside his brother, Sonny, he was the Deposit Bank Little League Baseball Coach. He was a long-time member of the Green County Fair Board, an avid woodworker and nearly made 1,000 cedar boxes that he gave as gifts. He loved Greensburg, loved to fish and he loved the river. He was an avid KY Wildcats fan and liked the Cincinnati Reds.    

Besides his parents, he was also preceded in death by his wife, Ada Lou Bardin Pickett on June 16, 2015, having wed December 16, 1955; a brother, Hollan (Sonny) Pickett Jr; and an infant brother, Jack Oliver Pickett.  

SURVIVORS:

1 daughter: Millie Pickett of Greensburg

1 son & daughter-in-law: Brad & Vicki Pickett of Callahan, Florida

4 grandchildren: Sabrina Sebastian (David McCormack), Summer Sebastian (Brooke Shaw), Brad Pickett Jr., and Chad Pickett (Stacy Pickett). 

5 great-grandchildren: Elise McCormack, Kellen McCormack, Lincoln Shaw, Raeleigh Pickett, and Ryker James Pickett

2 sisters: Betty Lou Cook of Greensburg and Anita Brown of Elizabethtown

4 sisters-in-law: Gayle Bardin Hines of Danville, Beverly Bardin Gaddie of Russellville, Janet White Pickett and Betty Bardin Milby of Greensburg

1 brother-in-law: Cotton Bardin of Greensburg

A host of other relatives & friends

Funeral Service: Monday, December 4, 2023 at 1:00pmCT at Greensburg United Methodist Church

Burial: Greensburg Cemetery with military honors

Visitation: Sunday, December 3, 2023 from 5:00pm-8:00pmCT and Monday after 7:00amCT at Greensburg United Methodist Church

The family has requested that expressions of sympathy be donations to the Greensburg United Methodist Church. These can be made at the church or at Foster Toler Curry Funeral Home in Greensburg.

Pallbearers: Brad Pickett Jr., Chad Pickett, David McCormack, Tommy Bardin, Buddy Milby, Brent Milby, Terrell Milby, and Scott South

Honorary Pallbearers: Belinda and Joey Turner, Beverly and David Shuffett, Danny Curry, Billy Conn, Brenda Patterson, Joe Yates, Steve and Camilla Edwards, Kim Blakeman, Pearldean Jeffries, Sharon Curry, Shelby Haines, Randall and Dottie Colvin, Deposit Bank Little League Team, Dale and Lana Carol Houk, Garvis and Sue Bishop, Mary Korns, Janie Cox, Mike and Marilyn Huddleston, Pam Bills, Dr. Ben Angel, Sherri Angel, Amy Leftwich, Auxiliary Unit 124, Tony and Patricia Matney, Violet and Eli Milby, Maxie and Martha Houk, Steve and Julia Hartfield, Terry Young, James L. Pruitt Post 5813 Veterans of Foreign Wars Members and Auxiliary, and Rod Lowe Post 124 American Legion Members and Auxiliary

Online condolences: wwwfostertolercurryfh.com

Foster-Toler-Curry Funeral Home in Greensburg in charge of arrangements.