Leslie "Red" Thrasher

Mr. Leslie Brown "Red" Thrasher of Burkesville, Kentucky, passed away Wednesday, July 24, 2019, at The Cumberland County Hospital in Burkesville, Kentucky, having attained the age of 79 years, 7 months, and 16 days. He was born in Tulare, California on Thursday, December 8, 1939, the son of Brownie and Mary Kate Dicken Thrasher. He attended Burkesville First Christian Church, was a U.S. Army Veteran, a business owner of Taco Mayo Restaurants, a former employee of the Chrysler Mopar Division of the Chrysler-Dodge Corporation, and an antique car collector. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife, Ida Maud Tallent Thrasher, whom he married on Saturday, January 4, 1969, his maternal grandparents, Leslie and Abigail Dicken, brothers-in-law, Bobby Tallent, J. D. Tallent, Johnny Tallent, Guy Tallent, Joe Tallent, and his nephew, Warren Tallent. He is survived by his children, Cindy Marie Thrasher of Columbia, Kentucky, Beth (and Jeremy) Thrasher-Pedigo of Glasgow, Kentucky, sister, Sally Tallent of Burkesville, Kentucky, brothers-in-law, Gary Tallent, Wendell Tallent, both of Albany, Kentucky, sister-in-law, Ina Norris of Indianapolis, Indiana, grandchildren, Riley Parker Scott, Kinley Abigail Scott, niece, Lesley (and John) Fleshood of Chico, California, great-nephew, Matthew Fleshood, and first cousin, Frederick Kellermeier of Indianapolis, Indiana. The funeral service was conducted on Saturday, July 27, 2019 in the Memory Chapel of Norris-New Funeral Home with Bro. Paul Patton officiating. Burial was in the Burkesville Cemetery in Burkesville, Kentucky. Casket Bearers were Mike Humphrey, J.V. Groce, Weldon Rowe, Jack Humphrey, John Fleshood and Joe Strange. Norris-New Funeral Home in Burkesville, Kentucky was honored to be in charge of all the arrangements.

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