Thomas Nolan Mattingly Obituary
The memory of Thomas Nolan Mattingly of Loretto, Kentucky, born in New Hope, Kentucky, who passed away on August 8, 2025 at the age of 70, will forever remain in the hearts of those touched by this precious presence in their lives. Leave a sympathy message to the family on the memorial page of Thomas Nolan Mattingly to pay them a last tribute.
He was predeceased by: his parents, John Junior Mattingly and Rita Mattingly Cecil; and his brothers, Stevie, Tony, Donnie, Robert Edwin (Siamese Twins), William Patrick and Raymond Dominick Mattingly.
He is survived by: his children, Mary Rita McCauley (Tony), Nola Lee Bright (Joseph Brandon Newton) and Thomas Junior "T. J." Mattingly; his grandchildren, Cassidy Peterson (Austin), Thomas Anthony McCauley, Jr., Emma Lee, Brayden McVay, Joseph Patrick McCauley and Charles Quincy Bright; his great grandchildren, Carter Lee McCauley, Isabella Marie Peterson, Brantley Russel McVay and John Nolan McVay; his sisters, Laura Rita Benningfield of Stringtown, Kathy Vaughn of Oglethorpe, Joyce Mattingly of Campbellsville, Helen Jones of Campbellsville and Alicia Bevin of Lebanon; his former wife Nancy Mattingly Smith of Loretto; and his pets, Axel and Atlas.
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