Barbara Broughton, age 80 of Somerset, Kentucky, passed from this life on Tuesday, January 7, 2025 at Hospice of Lake Cumberland.
Barbara was born on June 4, 1944 to the late Tom Simpson and Mary Farris Simpson in Lincoln County, Kentucky.
She was a member of Denham Street Baptist Church, a retired teacher from Saline Christian Academy and a pastor’s wife. She was coordinator for Camp Canaan Kitchen, an avid reader, she loved to garden, enjoyed cooking and was known for her cooking. She loved children and spending time with her children and grandchildren. Her favorite Bible verse is: “I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me” Philippians 4:13.
Barbara was preceded in death by her parents, Tom and Mary Simpson and her brother, Thomas David Simpson.
She leaves behind to cherish her memory, her husband, Bro. Noah Broughton, whom she married on October 12, 1962, her daughters: Regina Brooks (Bro. Ted Brooks), Angela Boyd (Jeremy) and Rachel Broughton all of Somerset, Ky; sister, Jealetta Roberts (Ken) of Lincoln County, Ky; grandchildren: Kandice Nelson, David Rutherford, Savannah Boyd, Sheridan Boyd, Charity Brooks, Olivia Boyd, great-grandchildren: Adaline, Noah, Amelia, Reese, Grant and Brooks.
Visitation will be held on Friday, January 10, 2025 from 1pm to 3pm in the Chapel of the Southern Oaks Funeral Home with a funeral service to begin at 3pm with Bro. Noah Broughton officiating. Burial will follow in Southern Oaks Cemetery. Southern Oaks Funeral Home is entrusted with the arrangements for Barbara Broughton.