James K. Plummer, Sr.

James Keet Plummer, Sr., 87, husband of Mary Carpenter Plummer, passed away Tuesday, October 15, 2019 at Kenwood Health and Rehabilitation in Richmond.

Born March 26, 1932 in Millersburg, Kentucky to the late Earl & Ethel Jefferson Arthur Plummer, he was a graduate of the Millersburg Military Institute, General Motors Institute in Flint, Michigan and Eastern Kentucky University. James served for many years as Principal of the Harrison County Vocational-Technical School, where he also taught Auto Mechanics.  He was actively involved as a Mason having been a member and Past Master of Amity Lodge #40 F. & A.M., a member of St. Andrews Lodge#18 F. & A.M. and was instrumental in establishing the Past Masters Club.  He was also a Past President of the Cynthiana Rotary Club and was a part of the Good Samaritan Camping Club, serving there as an Assistant State Director. A member of the Lillian Baptist Church and associate member of Lillian United Methodist Church, both in Lillian, Alabama, he sang in the choir of every church he attended including the  Cynthiana Baptist Church.

Additional survivors include 3 daughters: Debbie (Fred) Perkins, of Nicholasville, Janis (Mark) Logsdon, of Lawrenceburg, and Kathy Plummer (Ted Woodley), of Cynthiana; a daughter-in-law, Paula Plummer of Cynthiana;  6 grandchildren: Ben Plummer, Sarah Perkins, Mary Thacker, Jamie Plummer, Bekah Logsdon & Joseph Perkins; and 3 great-grandchildren: Josie Rae Plummer, Kelsey Marie Plummer & Olivia Marie Plummer.

Also preceding him in death were a son, James K. “Jim” Plummer, Jr., a brother, Earl Plummer, Jr., and a sister, Louise Lowmiller .

Services will be 1:00 P.M. Saturday, October 19, 2019 at the Cynthiana Baptist Church with burial to follow in Battle Grove Cemetery. 

Visitation will be after 5:00 P.M. Friday at the church with Masonic Rites at 7:30 P.M.

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