Trabue, Mary Helen Basham, 92 passed away Thursday October 26, 2023. Mary grew up in and was a proud member of the Oakdale Neighborhood in Louisville, KY and a faithful member of Brookview Baptist Church. Before Brookview, Mary and her family attended Victory Memorial Baptist Church for decades. Mary was preceded in death by her darling husband, Gordon “Bill” Trabue and her treasured grandson, Dustin Trabue. She was also preceded in death by her parents (Georgia and Herbert Basham) and her siblings (Gene Derry, Freda Hartley, Dutch Basham and Robert Basham).
Mary and Bill were married in February 1950 and were nearly always together until his death in 2016. Mary loved every child she ever met and she worked with children nearly all of her life in the church nursery and at Semple Elementary School in her neighborhood and, of course, with the children, grandchildren and great grandchildren in her family.
Mary leaves behind to cherish her memory her children David Trabue (MaryAnn), Dennis Trabue (Kate), Douglas Trabue (Did), Dwight Trabue (Jan), Dan Trabue (Donna) and Dale Trabue (Sandra), ten grandchildren and three great grandchildren and her sister, Shirley Millard. A service to honor the life of Mary will be held Sunday at 5:00 pm at the Southern Chapel of Arch L. Heady and Sons Funeral Home, 3601 Taylor Blvd. with private entombment at Evergreen Cemetery. Visitation will be held on Sunday from 3:00 pm until the time of the service. In lieu of flowers, expressions of sympathy can be made to Brookview Baptist Church, 4323 S Brook St, Louisville, KY 40214.
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