John R. Eddington

John Reed Eddington, 59, of Bowling Green died at 2:45 p.m. July 7, 2008, at his residence.

The Jefferson County native was a marketing manager for Klosterman Baking Co. in Bowling Green. He was a graduate of Shelby County High School in 1967, and a graduate of Austin Peay University in 1971 with a bachelor of science degree in business administration, where he lettered in golf for four years. In 1970, he won the Tennessee Intercollegiate Golf Championship and was runner up in 1971. He was past coach and president of The Bowling Green Little League, an avid golfer, a University of Kentucky fan and a member of Hillvue Heights Church. He was a son of the late James Orris Eddington and Roberta Reed Eddington.

Funeral is at 2 p.m. EDT Friday at Shannon Funeral Home in Shelbyville, with burial in Grove Hill Cemetery in Shelbyville. Visitation is from 2 p.m. to 9 p.m. today at J.C. Kirby & Son Funeral Home, Lovers Lane chapel, and from 2 p.m. to 9 p.m. EDT Thursday and from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. EDT Friday at Shannon Funeral Home.

Online condolences may be made at www.jckirbyandson.com.

Expressions of sympathy may take the form of contributions to Hillvue Heights Church, 3219 Nashville Road, Bowling Green, KY 42101 or to the Bowling Green-Warren County Humane Society, 1925 Old Louisville Road, Bowling Green, KY 42101.

Survivors include his wife of 41 years, Darlene Phillips Eddington; a son, Brian K. Eddington and his wife, Valerie, of Virginia Beach, Va.; a daughter, Beth Anne Eddington of Bowling Green; two granddaughters, Megan and Whitney Eddington of Virginia Beach; a grandson, Shane Cousin of Bowling Green; and a family Westie, “Tucky.”