Vernon D. “Sonny” Boots, 80, of Campbellsville, KY, son of the late Ralph D. Boots and Melba Hall Boots, passed away on Sunday, January 19, 2025 at the Hutchinson Regional Medical Center in Hutchinson, Kansas. He was born on April 28, 1944 in Warsaw, KY.

Vernon was a retired Marine, serving from 1967-1988. He was a Vietnam veteram. After retiring from the Marine Corp, Vernon began his career as a Baptist minister. He pastored churches in Arizona and Nevada, retiring from the South Valley Baptist Church in Pahrump, Nevada in 2014. After leaving Pahrump, Vernon returned to Campbellsville, KY.

SURVIVORS:

His wife of 53 years: Martha Sue Cornett Boots

4 children: Michael W. Boots (Sheila) of Lebanon, KY, Robert Boots (Janet) of Hutchinson, Kansas, Jozette Sayegh (Mo) of Pilot Point, Texas and Jamilyn Boots of Richmond, KY

7 grandchildren & 6 great-grandchildren

2 sisters: Carolyn Rodgers of Campbellsville, KY and Brenda Franklin of Lexington, KY

Several nieces & nephews

Vernon loved the Lord, his family and his country with all of his heart. He was a jack of all trades, working as a mechanic and a truck driver prior to joining the Marines. He was always willing to help anyone who needed it, right up until his final illness. After suffering a stroke in 2022, he and Martha moved to Kansas but his heart was always in Kentucky. His soul is in Heaven but his earthly body is now at rest in the place he loved more than anywhere.

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FUNERAL SERVICE: Friday, January 31, 2025 at 11:00amET at Parrott & Ramsey Funeral Home in Campbellsville by Pastor Shelton Hale

ENTOMBEMENT: Campbellsville Memorial Gardens Mausoleum with full military honors by the Marion County Veterans Honor Guard

There will be no public visitaton.

Parrott & Ramsey Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.