Bert Shively, 74, of Greensburg, KY was born March 12, 1955 in Taylor County, KY to the late Dempsey Edward and Mary Margaret Jones Shively. He departed this life on Sunday, July 20, 2025 at Taylor Regional Hospital in Campbellsville, KY.

Bert had made a profession of faith in Christ and was a member of Jacob Grove Baptist Church in Summersville. He was employed with Lee’s Famous Recipe in Greensburg for over 30 years and worked at Green County High School as a custodian for 16 years.

Besides his parents, he was preceded in death by his mother-in-law, Lucille Thornton; three sisters: Valeria Shively, Shearion Johnson, and Jerri Phillips; and two brothers: Kenneth and Steve Shively.

SURVIVORS:

His wife: Carolyn Thornton Shively of Greensburg

3 daughters: Candace Thornton of Greensburg; Tracy Page and her husband Jimmy of Summersville, KY; and Aurra Griffith of Louisville, KY

1 sister: Sandra Shively of Campbellsville, KY

2 grandchildren: Jalen and JeRon Thornton of Lexington, KY

A host of nieces, nephews, cousins & many friends

Funeral Service: Monday, July 28, 2025, at 11:00amCT at Foster-Toler Curry Funeral Home in Greensburg, KY

Burial: Green County Memory Gardens in Summersville

Visitation: Sunday, July 27, 2025 at Foster-Toler Curry Funeral Home from 5:00pm-8:00pmCT and Monday after 7:00amCT 

The family has requested that expressions of sympathy be donations to the Gideon Bible Fund and these can be made at the funeral home.

Pallbearers: Jalen Thornton, JeRon Thornton, Greg Thornton, Bennie Percell, Zachary Shively, and Corey Hancock

Honorary Pallbearers: Dewayne Thornton, Donnie “Squirrel” Williams, Maurice Shively, Jason Shively, Billy Gene Mitchell, Earl Barnett, Keenan Bell, and Bill “Stopper” Richardson

Online condolences: fostertolercurryfh@gmail.com