Sara "Becky" Gum

January 19, 1941 - November 25, 2016

Sara “Becky” Gum, 75, passed away November 25, 2016 at the Johnson-Mathers Nursing Home. She was born in Nicholas County January 19, 1941 to the late Freddie Allen and Deliah Opal Jackson Gaunce. Becky was a member of the Carlisle United Methodist Church, the Friendly Sunday School Class, she taught Sunday School Class with Mrs. Shaw for ten years. She was a Kentucky Colonel, a member of the Historical Society, she was a local cosmetologist from 1959 – 2012. She was a past matron of Marie 259 0ES and a deputy matron of District 2 of Kentucky OES. She served three years on OES Honorary Board, Louisville, Kentucky. She was a member of the Red Hatters and Marie Cheatum Club OES, also a Ambassador of District # OES and a member of Paris Marie OES167. She is survived by two sons, Tim ( Robin) Gum and Daniel ( Pam) Gum, five grandchildren; TT Gum, Tabitha ( Jeremy) Tubbs, Sarah, Mackenzie, Colby, Ronnie and Kaylee Gum, two great-grandchildren; Waylon Tubbs and Lucas Gum, a sister-in-law, Bonny ( Gary) Crawford, her nieces and nephews; Melissa Fryman, Kenny ( Kim) Gum, Andy( Melissa) Gaunce, Melanie Crawford and Adam (Kristy) Crawford. She was preceded in death by her husband Larry Wayne Gum, a brother, Ronnie Gaunce. Funeral services will be held at 2 pm Wednesday November 30, 2016 at the Carlisle United Methodist Church with the Reverend’s Gaylord Gillispie, Rocky Wallace, Jim Doughton and Jimmy Caswell officiating with burial following in the Carlisle Cemetery. Pallbearers are; Greg Letcher, Pat Letcher, Shawn Bretz, Greg Wills, Andy Gaunce, Kenny Gaunce, Adam Crawford and Gary Crawford. Honorary bearers are; Jeremy Tubbs, Andy Whirles, Gayle Liver, Linda Ritchie, Erma Buckler, Collen Bincoe, Lois Broderick, Donna Hamilton, Connie Snapp, Hope Snapp, Jerry and Linda Linville, John and Brenda Stull, Brenda Giles, the Class of 1959, The Red Hatters Club and Beauty Shop Clients of the last fifty years. Carlisle-Clark Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.