Homer Ray Breeding, age 87, of Leitchfield, KY, passed away Thursday, (March 5, 2009) at his home in Leitchfield.

He was born on November 4, 1921, in Washington County KY, the son of Cecil Herbert and Ida Mae Cheatham Breeding. He was a retired employee of the General Electric Company, a member of the Bethlehem Baptist Church in Mt. Eden, KY., also a member of the American Legion Post 81, a purple heart recipient and a veteran of WWII.

He is survived by his wife, Dorothy Bell (Muncy) Breeding, seven sons; Ancel Ray Breeding of Bullitt County, James Garland Breeding of Marion County, KY, Curtis Lee Breeding of Leitchfield, KY, Herbert David Breeding of Jeffersontown, KY, Paul Edwin Breeding of Leitchfield, KY and Tony Marvin Breeding of Shelbyville, KY, and Earl L. Breeding of Leitchfield, seven daughters; Alice Faye Monroe of Taylorsville, KY, Carolyn Sue Right of Greenwood, S.C., Lydia Holcomb of Carrolton, KY, Constance Martizie of TN, Marilyn Sanders of Owen County, KY, Sharon Kindle of Greenwood S.C. and Linda Diana Kinnmonth of Louisville, KY., two brothers, Eugene (Ruby) and Elwood (Elizabeth) Breeding both of Springfield, KY, two sisters, Waunita McMichael of Chaplin, KY and Beulah Coulter of Bardstown, KY, a special grandchild, Tammy Sue Bolin, 38 grandchildren, 57 great grandchildren and 6 great great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by two sisters and one brother.

Funeral services will be at 2:00 p.m. Sunday (March 8, 2009) at the Anneta United Baptist Church in Leitchfield. Bro. Thomas Meredith will be officiating. Burial will be in the Church Cemetery.

Friends may call at the Dermitt Funeral Home in Leitchfield after 11:00 a.m. Saturday (March 7, 2009)