Stella Cartwright Ashby, 82, of Hanson, KY passed away on Friday, May 10, 2019 at Baptist Health Madisonville.

She was born on September 12, 1936, in Belton, KY to the late Martha and Claude Cartwright. Stella retired from the Hopkins County Board of Education as a Bus Driver and was a member of Providence Rural United Methodist Church in Hanson. She enjoyed fishing, quilting, collecting dolls and was an avid UK Basketball fan.

In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her four brothers, and a sister.

Survivors include her husband of sixty-one years, Bobby Ashby; daughter, Rita (Patrick) Debes of Louisville, KY; sons, Danny L. (Nelda) Ashby of Madisonville and Lanny (DeDe) Ashby of Hanson; brother, Daniel (Patricia) Cartwright of Madisonville; sisters, Estell Morgan of Brandenburg, KY and Alma Harrison of Lewisburg, KY; grandchildren, Brandon Debes, Travis Debes, Andy Debes, Katy Ashby Howlett, Chelsea Ashby Stockton and Kourtney Ashby; great-grandchildren, Logan Debes and Neil Debes;  and several nieces and nephews.

The funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. on Tuesday, May 14, 2019 in the chapel of Harris Funeral Home in Madisonville with Bro. W. Glenn Sowards officiating. Burial to follow at East Lawn Cemetery in Hanson.

The visitation will be from 9 a.m. until the funeral hour Tuesday at the funeral home.

The pallbearers are Brandon Debes, Travis Debes, Andy Debes, Patrick Debes, Aaron Stockton and Houston Howlett.

Memorial contributions may be made in Stella's memory to the East Lawn Cemetery Mowing Fund.