Nellie Amar, 80, of Madisonville, KY passed away on Wednesday, March 4, 2020 at her home.

She was born on September 28, 1939 in Central City, KY to the late Lena Mae Miller and Alford Ross Miller. Nellie was formerly a nurse aide at Regional Medical Center in Madisonville and was a member of Life Apostolic Church.

In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her brothers, Raymond Morris and Billy Miller; infant grandson, Christopher Lynn Knotts; and her step-son, Panfilo Mendosa Amar.

Survivors include her husband, Panfilo I. Amar; daughters, Sandy (Jeff) Oakley and Deana Knotts both of Madisonville; son, Dearled Knotts of San Diego, CA; step-daughters, Lou (Randy) Coulon of White Plains, KY and Kayla Carter of Madisonville; step-son, Shane (Jeannie) Amar of Henderson, KY; brother, Kenneth (Dinah) Miller of Mortons Gap, KY; numerous grandchildren and great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews.

The funeral service will be held at 1 p.m. on Monday, March 9, 2020 at Life Apostolic Church 1630 South Main St. Madisonville with Pastor Dustin Lee officiating. Burial to follow at Forest Lawn Memorial Gardens in Madisonville. Harris Funeral Home in Madisonville is in charge of the arrangements.

The visitation will be from 11 a.m. until the funeral hour Monday at the church.

The pallbearers are Jeff Oakley, Jason Oakley, Ty Oakley, Fallon Oakley, Shane Crissman, Nathan Tyson and Thomas Eisenhauer. The honorary pallbearers are Ian Oakley and Sidney Cunningham.