James “Jim” Edward Troy, of Elizabethtown, died Wednesday, Aug. 10, 2022, at Baptist East in Louisville. He had suffered during the last few years with kidney cancer. He was 80 years of age.
He was the son of the late Edward Luther and Gladys “Tibby” Duvall Troy and was born on Sept. 22, 1941, in Stockton, California.
Jim graduated from Dan McCarty High School and attended the University of Florida before joining the Army. He then returned to Elizabethtown to work at Crucible Steel. Jim met and married Linda Bradshaw through the wise matchmaking skills of his cousin Julie Kindervater when Linda was teaching in Elizabethtown City Schools. They married on June 10th 1967 in Summersville, Kentucky.
Jim completed his Master’s in Electrical Engineering from the University of Kentucky. He was a member of Tau Beta Pi, the honor society for engineers. He went on to work for Whirlpool, Wright-Patterson AFB and Boeing during his career as an engineer. He loved to program computers, even when he was not on the job.
In his spare time, besides programming, he liked to hike the woods of Freeman Lake, surf the net, discuss politics and complete the daily word jumble. He would also share news of his grandsons’ achievements to all who might listen.
He is survived by his wife of 55 years, Linda Bradshaw Troy of Elizabethtown (formerly of Green County; a daughter: Jamie (Andy) Williams of Wichita, Kansas; two grandsons: Colin (Kaitlyn) Williams of Charlottesville, Virginia and Renton Williams of Madison, Wisconsin; a brother Kent (Britta) Kindervater; and nephew Lucas Kindervater all of Chattanooga, Tennessee.
Besides his parents, he was also preceded in death by his step-father: Julius Kindervater; and brother Craig Kindervater.
There will be a memorial gathering from 3 P.M. until 5 P.M., Eastern Time, Tuesday, Aug. 16, 2022 at the Severns Valley Baptist Church in Elizabethtown, Kentucky.
There will be graveside services held at 10:00 A.M., Central Time Wednesday Morning at the Aetna Grove Cemetery in Green County. The family will greet friends at the Pavilion prior to the services.
The family has requested that expressions of sympathy take the form of donations to Aetna Grove Baptist Church Cemetery Fund, Mayo Clinic or UNICEF USA, which can be made at the funeral home.
Arrangements are by Cowherd and Parrot Funeral Home in Greensburg, Kentucky.
