William Everett Lantrip, Jr., 82, of Madisonville, KY passed away on Monday, November 4, 2019 at Ridgewood Terrace Health and Rehabilitation in Madisonville.

He was born on March 22, 1937 in St. Charles, KY to the late Ethel Elizabeth Messamore Lantrip and Joseph Everett Lantrip. He retired as a coal miner with Charolais Coal Company and attended Pleasant View Baptist Church in Madisonville. Junior loved collecting, loved his dogs and enjoyed spending time with his grandsons.

In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by his brother; and three sisters.

Survivors include his wife of sixty-three years, Anna Lou Potts Lantrip; his daughter, Leigh Ann (Dean) Guzman of Newburgh, IN; sisters, Mary Agnes Keys of Georgia, Dorothy Orten of Madisonville and Shirley Vaughn of Dawson Springs, KY; brother, Jimmy Wayne Lantrip of Owensboro, KY; grandsons, William Dean Guzman and Matthew Lee Guzman; and several nieces and nephews.

The funeral service was held privately at 1 p.m. on Thursday, November 7, 2019 in the chapel of Harris Funeral Home in Madisonville with his family giving his eulogy. Burial followed at Forest Lawn Memorial Gardens in Madisonville.

The visitation was from 11 a.m. until the funeral hour Thursday at the funeral home.

In lieu of flowers the family request memorial contributions be made in Junior's memory to the Hopkins County Humane Society.

Condolences may be made to the family at www.harrisfuneralinc.com.