Mr. William Ernest "Snooter" Mattingly, age 85, of Lebanon, KY, passed away Wednesday, August 1, 2012 at the Village of Lebanon Nursing Center. He was born on November 9, 1926 in Marion County, KY. Mr. Mattingly was a retired employee of the Whirlpool Corporation, a member of St. Augustine Catholic Church, and a member of the Knights of Columbus.

He is preceded in death by his parents, George Leonard and Mary Madeline Spalding Mattingly; sons, Alan K. and Joseph Barry Mattingly; brothers, George, Austin, and Jimmy Louis Mattingly; sister, Imogene Mills.

Survivors include his wife, Marvelle McGohen Mattingly, of Lebanon, KY; son, Pat (Mahala) Mattingly, of Lebanon, KY; daughters, Pamela (James) Hopkins, of Lexington, KY, Sue Ann (Ray) Daughtrey, of Chattanooga, TN; brothers, Joe B. Mattingly, of Lebanon, KY, Rev. Lawrence Mattingly, of El Paso, TX; sisters, Elizabeth "Sis" Bradshaw, of Louisville, KY, Ruth Ann Mattingly, Milton, DE, Carolyn Green, of Lebanon, KY. Also surviving are fourteen grandchildren and twenty great-grandchildren.

A Funeral Mass will be held at 11:00 a.m. Saturday, August 4, 2012 at St. Augustine Catholic Church, officiated by Rev. Bill Bowling. Interment will be in the St. Augustine Church Cemetery.

Visitations will be held from 4:00-8:00 p.m. Friday at the Funeral Home. A prayer service will be held at 7:00 Friday evening by Deacon Joe Dant and the Lebanon Knights of Columbus.