PLEASUREVILLE — Minnie Elizabeth Lenora (Heightchew) Eddins of Pleasureville, Ky. passed away Thursday, March 28, 2024, at Norton Brownsboro Hospital, Louisville, Ky. She was born on Sept. 26, 1942, in Gratz, Owen County, Ky., the daughter of the late Leonard and Ada (Rucker) Heightchew. Minnie was a member at Bethlehem Baptist Church and enjoyed raising her garden, painting pictures and furniture, quilting and sewing. She worked for the Kentucky Department of Transportation for 20 years and farmed.
She is survived by three daughters; Janet L. Jones of Crestwood, Ky., Jennifer L. (Barry) Woods of Pleasureville, Ky. and Judith L. (Chris) Shaw, of Pleasureville, Ky., one sister; Iona J. O’Banion of Owenton, Ky., five grandchildren; Kristan Wright, Alex Shaw, Bradley Woods, Roy Jones and Ryan Jones and four great-grandchildren; Josephine Wright, Eleanor Wright, Ashton Shaw and Easton Shaw. She is preceded in death by her husband; Roy L. Eddins, and one brother; Norvin Glenn Heightchew.
Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m., Thursday, April 4, 2024, at Sholar-Riley Funeral Home. Visitation will be on Wednesday, April 3, 2024, from 4-7 p.m. at the funeral home. Burial will be in the Pleasureville Cemetery.
Memorial gifts may be made to Bethlehem Baptist Church, in care of the funeral home. Online condolences may be made at www.sholarrileyfuneralhome.com.