James Merlin Medley,89 of Elizabethtown, died Monday, June 29, 2020 at Hardin Memorial Hospital. Mr. Medley was born in Flaherty and is a 1949 graduate of Flaherty High School. Soon after graduation, he joined the U.S. Air Force and was stationed at Misawa Air Force Base in Misawa, Japan. He returned home and married Betty Jo, moving to Elizabethtown in 1956, where he began his career with Retail Credit before becoming a State Farm agent in the Elizabethtown area. He retired from his agency after 38 years. He was preceded in death by his parents, William Joseph and Lillian Russell Burnett Medley, four brothers, Joseph, Lamar, Randall and Ralph "G.D."; two sisters, Helen and Joyce; a great grandson, Daniel Lutz and his step father, Jake Pike. He is survived by his wife of 64 years, Betty Jo Campbell Medley; four children, Joe (Linda) Medley of Louisville, Kim (Jim) Noblin of Elizabethtown, Amy (Buddy) Smith of Florence and Carol (Chris) Lutz of Louisville; one sister, Mary Jo (Anthony) Brown of Elizabethtown; grandchildren, Shaina (Marty) Biard, Alex (Jill) Routte, Matt (Lindsey) Noblin, Ashley (Ben) Vardeman, Andy (Brittany) Routte, Paige (Adam) Scherzer, Eric (Jessica) Lutz, Kelli Stubblefield, Sam (Elizabeth) Medley and Mark Noblin and 15 great grandchildren. The funeral will be Friday at 2 p.m. at St. James Catholic Church. Burial will follow in St. James Cemetery. Visitation will be from 10:30 to 1:30 p.m. Friday at Brown Funeral Home. Condolences may be expressed online at www.brownfuneral.com.

Visitation:

Friday, July 3, 2020 from 10:30 AM to 2:00 PM
Brown Funeral Home

Service:

Friday, July 3, 2020 starting at 2:00 PM
St. James Catholic Church