Alfred Lee Ladd, 92, went home to be with Jesus Christ, his LORD and Saviour, on Saturday, August 24, 2024, in the comfort of his home after a 12-year battle with Parkinson’s Disease. His life celebration service will be Wednesday, August 28th at 12:00 noon at Central Baptist Church in Decatur, Alabama with visitation two hours prior to the service. Roselawn Funeral Home will direct and Dr. Robert Hatfield, Pastor of Central Baptist Church, will be officiating with the help of friends and family. Alfred’s graveside service will follow on Thursday, August 29th at 1:00 pm in Kuttawa, Kentucky at Kuttawa Cemetery Park closer to his childhood home of Eddyville, Kentucky.
Alfred was born in Eddyville, Kentucky on October 16, 1931, to Guthrie and Beulah Ladd and he was preceded in death by his parents and an older sister, Marguerite Dale Ladd White. He is survived by his wife, Marilyn Shelton Ladd and two daughters. He met Marilyn at church when her dad came to be his pastor. On August 22, 2024, they celebrated their 65th anniversary and their proudest achievements are their daughters, Elaine Ladd Gill (Marlin) and Laura Ladd Hays (Tim). They have four grandchildren: Katelyn Hays Sharpes (Jonathan), Austin Gill, Grant Gill (Jessie) all of Nashville, Tennessee and Ben Hays of Atlanta, Georgia. They are blessed to have three great grandboys, Campbell, Archer, and Oakley Sharpes.
Alfred Lee is survived by three great nieces and nephews: Joshua Barnett (Karen), Ty Rogers (Mandy), and Miranda Reed (Jeremy) and cousin, Marilyn Cotton.
Alfred received a Bachelor of Science degree in Agriculture from Murray State University. He worked as an industrial electrician in a chemical plant in Calvert City for 36 years and farmed on his family’s land where he raised Hereford cattle and grew burley tobacco. He loved nature and was an expert at identifying trees by their bark, and many other species of plants and animals. After graduating from school, he served in the US Army in Alaska from 1955 to 1957 during the Korean War. He then came home and married and was a wonderful support and provider to his wife’s professional career and his family.
He loved his church home and the people and was very active everywhere he attended serving as a deacon and SS teacher for as long as he could. Attending and working in church was high on his priority list. He always had a warm smile for strangers as well as acquaintances.
In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to Eddyville First Baptist Church, PO Box 599, Eddyville, KY 42038 (270-388-7693).
