Emma Lee Elizabeth Hutchison Hood, 96, passed away Sunday, June 23, 2024 at the Hospice Care Center in Louisville, Kentucky.
Emma Lee was born in Irvine, Kentucky, July 24, 1927, to the late Clarence and Jennie Hutchison. She was a graduate of Irvine High School and member of the First Baptist Church in Irvine. She was a homemaker most of her life, raising her two children and caring for her grandchildren. She loved sitting outside on her patio with family and friends, cleaning and maintaining a meticulous household, and cheering for the University of Kentucky Wildcats basketball and football teams.
She was preceded in death by the love of her life, Bert Powell Hood Jr.; a son, Bert Douglas Hood; her parents, Clarence and Jennie Hutchison; two brothers, Clarence Hutchison Jr. and William Elmore; two sisters, Eunice Hutchison Witt and Wanda Thomas; and her favorite dog, Teddy.
Mrs. Hood is survived by a daughter, Rebecca Hood Simpson (Emmett); daughter-in-law, Patty Hood; two granddaughters, Elizabeth Ashley Hood-Morley (Robert) and Chelsea Hood Reece (Clay); and a special niece, Janie Stone (Ryan).
Funeral services for Mrs. Hood will be conducted on Thursday, June 27th, 2024, at 1:00pm at Warren F. Toler Funeral Home with burial to follow at Sunset Memorial Gardens. Pallbearers are Robert Morley, Clay Reece, Ryan J. Stone, Matt Hutchison, John Hutchison, Richard Snowden, and Ashley Witt. Honorary Pallbearer: Charles B. Muncy.
Family will receive friends from 11:00am until the time of services at 1:00pm at Warren F. Toler Funeral Home in Irvine, Kentucky.
