Norma Fay Ashbrook age 76 of Lexington, Kentucky, formerly of McCreary County, passed away on Sunday, March 13, 2016 at the North Point Health Care Center of Lexington.
Funeral services were held on Friday, March 18, 2016 at 11:00 am at the Hickman-Strunk Funeral Home with Bro. Eddie King officiating. Burial followed in the Silerville Cemetery.
She was born on June 10, 1939 in Ritner, Kentucky to George Elmer Abbott and Mertie Avaline (Jones) Abbott. Fay worked hard all of her life. In early years she held jobs at Anderson’s Dairy Bar and Stearns Shirt Factory. During the height of her professional career, she was Vice President of Kmart on Sherwood Drive in Detroit Michigan. She was also a realtor with Century 21. Fay was a professional seamstress and quilter, and an avid flower gardener. In retirement, she and her husband Henry managed the local Stearns Flea Market. Henry was the love of her life.
Fay is preceded in death by her parents; sons, John Blair and Ray Ashbrook; daughters, Penny Hinchey and Marcia Welter; a granddaughter, Yasmin Blair; brothers, Leon and Jerry Abbott; a special sister, Ina Jones; and a brother-in-law, Charles Simmons.
She is survived by her husband, Henry Ashbrook; her children, Karen and Joe Clancy, Susan and Brad Hill, Melissa and Steve Parr, Joseph and Diane Anderson, Tom Ashbrook, Bob Ashbrook, Brenda Hall, and Wayne Romer; brothers and sisters, Glenn and Shane Abbott, Cline Abbott, Reed and Thelma Abbott, Wanda and Jim Heth, Joanne Simmons, Janie and Gary Miller; grandchildren, Kylie Waters and Chris Lunsford, David and Liz Waters, Amy and Erick Stokes, Michael and Brittney Clancy, Emily Clancy, April and Michael Murphy, Bradley Hill, Coreen and Kenneth Sawdon, Casee and Steven Sawdon, Alix and Adam Armstrong, Anthony and Karlyn Palmer, Tim Palmer, Melissa and Richard Senter, Ashley and Jeff Lyle, Thomas Joseph Anderson, Justin Anderson, Jakob Anderson and Sara Borowicz, Dr. Lauren Ashbrook, Lindsey Ashbrook, Jason Ashbrook, Daniel Ashbrook, Brent Ashbrook, Chad Ashbrook, Susan Molloy, Marcia Hall, Mark Welter, Michael Welter, Malena Welter, Pamela Wise, Charles Wise, Chris Lay, Patrick Lay, Denise Blair, Jeffrey Blair, Rebecca Blair, and John Blair III; and 30 + great-grandchildren.
Fay was known for her generosity, kindness, beauty, laughter, and love. She will be missed by everyone who knew her.
In lieu of flowers, donations be made in Fay's honor to the Alzheimer’s Association, Kaden Tower, 6100 Dutchman's Lane, Ste. 401 Louisville, KY 40205.
Hickman-Strunk Funeral Home served the family of Mrs. Norma Fay Ashbrook.

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