Mr. Joseph Benjamin "Joe B" Mattingly , age 80 of Lebanon, KY, passed away Thursday, December 13, 2012 at the Village of Lebanon Nursing Center. He was born on October 19, 1932 in Marion County, KY. Mr. Mattingly was a retired dairy farmer, and a member of St. Charles Catholic Church.

He is preceded in death by his wife, Barbara Ann Thomas Mattingly (2011); parents, Leonard and Madeline Spalding Mattingly; sons, Joseph Jeffery "Jeff" and Bobby Mattingly; brothers, George, Austin, William E. "Snooter" and Jimmy Louis Mattingly; sister, Emogene Mills.

Survivors include five sons, Tim (Mary Ann) Mattingly, of Lebanon, KY, Mark (Celia) Mattingly, of Signal Mountain, TN, Stuart (Grace) Mattingly, of Lebanon, KY, Paul (Amy) Mattingly, of Atlanta, GA, Matthew (Alexis) Mattingly, Nashville, TN; three daughters, Annette Mattingly, of Ely, MN, Kristi Nuss, of Lexington, KY, Kerry (Tim) DiDiego, of Lexington, KY; daughter-in-law, Kim Mattingly, of North Carolina; brother, Father Lawrence "EH" Mattingly, of El Paso, TX; three sisters, Elizabeth "Sis" Bradshaw, of Louisville, KY, Ruth Ann Mattingly, of Milton, Delaware, Carolyn Green, of Lebanon, KY; seventeen grandchildren, three step-grandchildren, and five step-great-grandchildren.

A Funeral Mass will be held at 11:00 a.m. Saturday, December 15, 2012 at St. Charles Catholic Church, officiated by Rev. Jim Graf. Interment will be in the St. Charles Church Cemetery.

Visitations will be held after 4:00 p.m. Friday at Bosley Funeral Home. A prayer service will be held at 7:00 p.m. Friday evening by Deacon Joe Dant.