Elsie Catherine Ligon, 92, of Greenbrier, TN (formerly of Hanson, KY) passed away after a brief battle from suffering a heart attack and renal failure. She went to her well-deserved rest on Thursday, April 12, 2012 at 5:50 p.m. at her daughter's home in Greenbrier, TN.

She was born on May 31, 1919 in Hanson, KY to her beloved parents Nellie and Cliff Nance. She graduated from Hanson High School in the class of 1938 and went on to further her education by attending Murray State Teacher's College. Elsie married Clarence H. "Toby" Tyler in 1942 and live in Chicago, IL and Evansville, IN during her marriage to Toby. Her husband Toby passed away in 1958.

Elsie was married to Grover Hayes Ligon in 1961. She and Grover lived on Grover's farm in Hanson, KY throughout their life together until 2006, when they both moved to Greenbrier, TN to live out their remaining years in the home of their daughter and son-in-law, Deb and Jim Voorhies.

Elsie began her career as a teacher and retired as a bookkeeper after many years of employment at American Printing Company. She and Grover were members of the First Baptist Church in Madisonville, KY.

In addition to her parents, Nellie and Cliff Nance, Elsie bore, in great sorrow, the death of her precious husband of forty-nine years, Grover H. Ligon; her beloved siblings, Evelyn Berkemeier, Eva Sander, Lela Lutz, and Carl C. Nance; her step-son, Joe Ligon; four young grandchildren: Todd Tyler Taylor, Melisa Kay Taylor, Kimberly Mead, and Dave Mead; and her nephew Keith Nance.

She is survived by her loving daughters, Deb (Jim) Voorhies and Eleanor (Jim) Waller; her step-daughter, Jean Ligon Wells; her baby sister, Norma (Ramon) Rodgers; sisters-in-law, Nan (Jim) Payne and Alice Russie; three grandchildren, Lauri (Rex) Holmes, Todd (Molly) Taylor and Jeff (Beth) Mead; step-grandchildren, Debbie (Chris) Knight and Chuck (Christa) Wells; fourteen great-grandchildren; two great-great-grandchildren; seven nephews and one niece/god-daughter.

Elsie's loving family invites you to celebrate her life with them in the chapel of Harris Funeral Home in Madisonville. Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. on Sunday, April 15, 2012 with her daughter Deb Voorhies officiating the service. Burial will be in Hanson Cemetery in Hanson, KY.

Visitation will be from 4 p.m. until 7 p.m. Saturday and from noon until 1 p.m. on Sunday at Harris Funeral Home.

Active pallbearers will be grandson, Jeff Mead; nephews, Tim Berkemeier, Don Lutz and Jeff Rodgers; grand-nephew, John Sander; and grandson-in-law, Rex Holmes. Honorary pallbearers will be, Elsie's brother-in-law, Ramon Rodgers and nephew, Michael Sander.