Homegoing services were held today, Saturday, January 11, 2014 for the Reverend Wilbert H. Goatley, Sr., 83, who went home to be with the Lord on Thursday, January 2, 2014.
Rev. Goatley served as Pastor of First Baptist Church in Eminence, Kentucky and was serving as the Pastor Emeritus, after his retirement.
He is survived by his wife, Verlene Farmer Goatley; children: Rev. Wilbert Goatley, Jr. (Dionne) and Rev. David Emmanuel Goatley (Pamela); seven grandchildren; one great-grandchild; and a host of extended family and friends.
Services were held at Eminence Independent School and burial at Cave Hill Cemetary.
In lieu of flowers, the family request contributions be made in Rev. Goatley’s memory to the Lott Carey Baptist Foreign Mission Convention, 220 I Street N.E., Suite 220, Washington, DC 20002-4389.
Arrangements entrusted to A.D. Porter & Sons, 1300 W. Chestnut Street, Louisville, Kentucky.
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