Marlene Kennedy Stacer, 70, of Madisonville, KY passed away on Wednesday, April 7, 2021 at Baptist Health Madisonville.

She was born on August 31, 1950 in Evansville, IN to the late, Meredith Ace Kennedy and Maxine Mae Guthrey. Marlene worked as a travel agent for Total Travel of Madisonville and also worked at the Holiday Inn in Owensboro, KY and Peebles Department Store. She loved spending time with her grandchildren and her great-granddaughter. She enjoyed RVing, motorcycling and being anywhere with her husband, Billy.

In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her husband, Billy Stacer.

Survivors include her son, Chad (Tammy) James; step-children, Shane (Theresa) Faughender, Crystal (Mike) Trover and Jamie Page; brothers, Mark (Jackie) Kennedy of Kentucky, Mitch (Linda) Kennedy of Georgia, Monte Kennedy of North Carolina, Mickey (Susan) Kennedy of Georgia and George Wood of West Virginia; sister, Melissa McDermott of Florida; grandson, Sean James of Florida and several other grandchildren; great-granddaughter, Abriella James of Florida and several other great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews.

The funeral service will be held for her and her husband, Billy Stacer at 11 a.m. on Friday, April 9, 2021 in the chapel of Harris Funeral Home in Madisonville with Bro. Mike Bourland officiating. Burial to follow at Bethlehem Cemetery in Madisonville.

A visitation will be held from 5 p.m. until 7 p.m. on Thursday at the funeral home and from 9 a.m. until the funeral hour Friday at the funeral home for her and her husband, Billy Stacer.

The pallbearers are Shane Faughender, Sean James, Steve James, Kirby Allinder, Marty Allinder, and Mickey Kennedy. Honorary pallbearers are Jimmy Stacer, Ethan Page, Ricky James, Danny Harris, and Bobby James.