Lela Basham Obituary
It is always difficult saying goodbye to someone we love and cherish. Family and friends must say goodbye to their beloved Lela Basham of Bowling Green, Kentucky, who passed away at the age of 82, on July 19, 2025. You can send your sympathy in the guestbook provided and share it with the family.
As we bid farewell to this luminous soul, let her loved ones carry forward the torch of her memory, illuminating the path ahead with the warmth of her love and the brilliance of her spirit. Though Lela may journey beyond the horizon of our sight, her essence remains woven into the very fabric of our being — a guiding light in the darkness, a beacon of hope in the night.
She was predeceased by: her parents, Fred Espy and Winnie Forshee Espy; and her siblings, Robert Espy, Willa Mae Basham, Christine Jones, Patricia Wolfe and Sue Collier.
She is survived by: her stepdaughter Jamie Basham; her grandson Taytum Caudill of Russellville; and her sibling's children, Larry Basham (Mary), Ricky Basham (Becky) and Judy Hittson (Billy). She is also survived by several other nieces and nephews.
A graveside service will be held on Wednesday, July 23rd 2025 from 11:00 AM to 12:00 PM at the Fairview Cemetery (1209 Fairview Ave, Bowling Green, KY 42103). A burial will be held on Wednesday, July 23rd 2025 at 12:00 PM at the same location.
