Harold Gene (tom / Heavy Dooby) Wimp passed away on July 10, 2024. He was born to Wayne and Mayme Larue Wimp on April 15, 1939, and married on December 30, 1961 to Jo Ann Druin in Cecilia, who preceded him in death. He worked for Wilson Manufacturing in Cecilia for several years before going to Kentucky Galvanizing/Trinity (1973) in Elizabethtown, where he retired in 2004. Gene was a farmer who loved growing large gardens, sharing with friends and family, caring for his bees, and an avid UK fan.
He preceded in death by his parents, two brothers, Jimmy and Kenneth “Pedro” Wimp, and a sister, Jackie Sherrard.
He is survived by a son, Paul Dean Wimp and daughter Dana Michelle Helm; three granddaughters, Catelin Jo Ann Helm, Abigail Emma Jean Helm, and Carolyn Rae Michelle Helm, whom he loved more than life itself; two sisters, Carolyn “Sissy” Joan Wimp and Iva Lee Yates-Saltsman; several nieces and nephews, many close friends, and his dog Blue.
The funeral will be Monday, July 11, 2024 at 11:00 a.m. at Brown Funeral Home. Burial will follow immediately follow in Elizabethtown Memorial Gardens.
Visitation will be Sunday from 4 to 8 p.m. at Brown Funeral Home in Elizabethtown and continues after 9 a.m. on Monday.
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