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Darlene House Feb 24, 1943 – Oct. 3, 2025


DarleneHouse,82, of Fordsville,


passed away on Friday, October 3, 2025,atUKBluegrass HospiceCare Center in Lexington. Darlene was born on February 24, 1943, in Easton, KY, to the late Herman and Myrtle Richards Sanders. SheworkedatKimball Furniture. Darlenehadastronglove for her many grandchildren. She han- dled the management side of the game booths alongside her daughter, Debra Green with Casey’s Rides, Inc. Also, she traveled with her grandson, Michael House to handle games with Derby City Amusements. You would always see her with a smile since she loved being on the midway, from selling electric water guns and light ups to running a game or selling tickets. In the winter, Darlene enjoyed operating a long arm quilting business, also designing her own quilts to sell. In addition to her parents, Darlene


is preceded in death by her siblings, Clifford, Gene, Jerry, Leon, Denford, Lois Ann, Lonnie, and Sharon; and her son- in-law, Ronnie Link. Darlene is survived by her children,


Lavonda(Ricky)Graves,ShirleyLink and Debbie (J.D.) Green; 7 grandchil- dren,MichaelHouse,CalvinHouse, BryanGraves, Justin Graves,Heather Clark, Cassondra Green and Wendell Green; 9 great-grandchildren, Makaela, Dylan, Dakota,Nathan, Isaiah,Lacey, Jastin,Shaylan andEverlyand 2 great-great-grandchildren, Kingston andPaisley;and hersiblings, James Lee Sanders, Glenn Sanders, Daniel Sanders, Kathy Richards, Karen Sanders and Joyce Sanders. A funeral service was held on Thursday,


October 9, 2025, at Cecil Funeral Home in Whitesville, KY.


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