John Thomas Rhew, Jr. "from Manitou", 88, of Madisonville, KY, passed away on Wednesday, July 12, 2023, at Continue Care Hospital at Baptist Health Deaconess in Madisonville.

He was born on April 27, 1935, in Manitou, KY to the late Ruth Duncan Rhew and John Thomas Rhew, Sr. He was formerly employed as a manager at Kroger and was the owner of Countrystore Antiques. He was a member of C.F. Hoffman Lodge and a huge UK basketball and football fan. He loved playing cards with his buddies and spending time with family and friends at Lake Barkley, which was his happy place. John sang in a gospel quartet for years and was a member of Concord Baptist Church.

In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his sisters, Agnes Shoulders, Katherine Oakley, and Mary Parish.

Survivors include his wife of forty-one years, Sylvia Bradley Rhew; sons, Craig (Debbie) Rhew, Barry (Peggy) Rhew, and Heath (Erin) Bradley; daughter, Denise B. (Barry) Young; grandchildren, Ashley (Ryan) Martin, Leah (Doug) Smart, John (Kim) Rhew, Sean (Sara) Rhew, Justin (Kristen) Horne, Ethan (Jacqueline) Horne, Joshua Bradley, and Hannah Bradley; nine great-grandchildren, several nieces and nephews; his beloved caregiver and friend, Samantha Copley; and his furbabies, Barkley, Bentley, and Mitzi.

A funeral service will be held at 3:30 p.m. on Monday, July 17, 2023, in the chapel of Harris Funeral Home with Bro. James Parish and Bro. Gary Parish officiating. There will be a private burial at Odd Fellows Cemetery.

Visitation will be from 1:30 p.m. until the funeral hour on Monday at the funeral home.

Pallbearers will be his grandchildren. Honorary pallbearers are Treaman Downs, Coleman Cardwell, Ronnie Coffman, Henry Pate, and Melvin Gatrost.

Contributions may be made in John's memory to the Hopkins County Humane Society, PO Box 1345, Madisonville, KY 42431, Shriners Children's Hospital https://www.shrinerschildrens.org/en/giving , and St. Jude's Hospital at https://www.stjude.org/donate .

The family would like to say a special thank you to Dr. Mark Tackett for his friendship and great care through the years and also to Dr. Kapadia and Dr. Dosani. We would also like to express our gratitude to all the staff at Continue Care Hospital at Baptist Health Deaconess in Madisonville these past couple of weeks.