Georgia Kathleen Word, 99, of Henderson, Kentucky, went to be with the Lord on Thursday, October 26, 2023 at Redbanks Nursing Home surrounded by her loving family.

She was born on December 20, 1923, in Ohio County, Kentucky, to the late Earl and Trecie Coghill.  Georgia was a member of Bennett Memorial United Methodist Church.  She worked at Bear Brand Hosiery Mill for many years and also at St. Mary's Medical Center in Evansville, Indiana, as an OB Tech retiring in 1978.  Georgia enjoyed gardening, bird watching, and her pets.

In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her first husband, Curtis Stone; her second husband, Maxie Lee Word; her daughter, Phyllis Ann Stone; her son, David Stone; her sister, Gracie Pugh; her brother, William Eugene "Gene" Coghill; one daughter-in-law, June Stone; and several nieces and nephews.

Survivors include five children, Thomas Stone and his wife, Sue, of Henderson, Kentucky, Roger Stone and his wife, Sharon, of Henderson, Kentucky, Mary Ann Norman and her partner, Donald Floyd, Jr., of Henderson, Kentucky, Gerald Stone and his wife, Beulah, of Robards, Kentucky, Kathy Stofleth and her husband, Larry, Evansville, Indiana; her daughter-in-law, Mary Elizabeth Stone of Henderson, Kentucky; 12 grandchildren, Tammy Wooldridge, Tommy Stone, II, Kimberly Cantley, Kelly Scott, David Stone, II, Amanda Stone, Alex Stone, Mike Skaggs, Holly Horrom, Rachel Overfield, Adam Moore, and Brandi Raley; 18 great-grandchildren; four great-great-grandchildren; and many nieces and nephews.

Services will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday, October 31, 2023, at Rudy-Rowland Funeral Home.  The Reverend Tim Shockley will officiate.  Burial will be in Roselawn Memorial Gardens.

Visitation will be from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. Monday, October 30, 2023, and until service time Tuesday, October 31, 2023, at the funeral home.

Pallbearers will be grandsons.

Honorary will be great-grandsons.

Online condolences may be made at www.rudyrowland.com.