Donald Eugene Hare, 74, of Elizabethtown, KY, died Friday, December 3, 2021 at home. 

SFC Hare retired from the U.S. Army. He was a Vietnam Veteran and received a Purple Heart, Bronze Star and the Humanitarian Service Medal along with many other medals, decorations and awards. Don was well known for working and attending auctions and sitting at the Flea Market. He was a loving and proud grandfather. 

He was preceded in death by his son, Jeremy Allen Hare. 

SURVIVORS:

His wife, Debra Hare of Elizabethtown, KY

6 children: Michael (Monica) Hare of Columbia, KY; Angela (Charlie) Crawhorn of Columbia, KY; Donald (Stacy) Hare of Columbia, KY; James (Jennifer) Hare of Elizabethtown, KY; Joshua (Emily) Hare of Elizabethtown, KY and Anne Merrie Hare of London, England

12 grandchildren: Charlie, Kaitlyn, Hailey, Taylor, Clay, Cash, Cayson, Max, Abby, Carter, Myles and Cohen

4 siblings: Jessie Williams of Lebanon, KY; J.R. Hare of Campbellsville, KY; Christine Greer of Campbellsville, KY; and Linda Richerson of Ft. Worth, TX

Graveside Service: Friday, December 17, 2021 at 2:30pmET at the Kentucky Veterans Cemetery Central in Radcliff, KY with military honors 

Visitation: Tuesday, December 7, 2021 from 4:00pm-8:00pmET at Nelson-Edelen-Bennett Funeral Home in Radcliff, KY

This obituary is a courtesy to the family by Stotts-Phelps-McQueary Funeral Home.