Mrs. Elizabeth Louise "Betty Lou" Mattingly Brady, age 79 of Springfield, KY, passed away Wednesday, December 31, 2014. She was born on September 7, 1935 in Calvary, KY. Mrs. Brady was a former Kroger employee.

She was preceded in death by her first husband, Robert Hilman Brady, Jr; second husband, Carl Thomas Brady; parents, Henry F. and Mallie Spalding Mattingly; three sisters, Ruth Ann Sapp, Eleanora Wade, Jane Frances Nally; two brothers, Vincent Mattingly and Henry Mattingly.

Survivors include two daughters, Karen Coe, of Jamestown, KY, Sheryl (Garry) Brady, of Calvary, KY; two sons, Benny (Colleen "Cookie") Brady, of St. Joe, KY, Larry (Liz) Brady, of Finley, KY; five step-daughters, Cathy McManus, of Augusta, GA, Carla (John) Southerland, of Atlanta, GA, Lois (Eddie) Noel, of Thompsonville, KY, Peggy (Steve) Bagwell, of Campbellsville, KY, Tammy (Travis) Cocanougher, of Springfield, KY; three step-sons, Ricky Brady, of Bardstown, KY, Leroy (Betty) Brady, of Bardstown, KY, George (Dianne) Brady, of South Carolina; three sisters, Eunice Luckett, of Louisville, KY, Jeanette (Roger) Hughes, of Raywick, KY, Rosie Mattingly, of Lebanon, KY; half-sister, Fran (Donnie) Craven, of Louisville, KY; brother, Billy (Doris) Mattingly, of Lebanon, KY. Also surviving are five grandchildren, two great-grandchildren, twenty-two step-grandchildren, and twenty-three step-great-grandchildren.

A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11:00 a.m. Monday, January 5, 2015 at St. Augustine Catholic Church, celebrated by Rev. Trumie Culpepper Elliott. Interment to follow in the St. Joe Community Cemetery.

Visitation will be held from 5:00 to 8:00 p.m. Sunday at Bosley Funeral Home with prayer services being held at 7:00 Sunday evening.