Funeral services for 86-year-old Ella Dean Carden of Madisonville will be on Saturday, April 13, 2024, at noon at Dogwood Funerals & Cremations of Crofton.
Visitation will take place on Friday, April 12, 2024, from 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. and will resume Saturday from 10:00 a.m. until the service hour.
Ella Dean Carden, 86, of Madisonville, Kentucky died at 6:58 a.m. Tuesday, April 9, 2024, at Baptist Health Deaconess Madisonville.
A native of Muhlenberg County, Kentucky she was born on June 14, 1937, the daughter of John Wesley Roberson and Millie Carver Roberson. She met and married Thomas Carden and together they raised two children. She was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother. She enjoyed gardening, flowers, and spending time with her faithful companion Maci.
In addition to her parents, she is preceded in death by her husband Thomas Carden, 1 brother, and 6 sisters.
Survivors include her daughter: Tonya Groves of Madisonville, Kentucky; son: Byron (Vickey) Carden of Cadiz, Kentucky; brother Reggie (Della) Roberson of Browder, Kentucky; sisters: Doris (Darrel) Bowers of Beech Creek, Kentucky; and Linda (Buddy) Staples of Beech Creek, Kentucky; grandchildren: A.J. Groves of Madisonville, Kentucky; Brittany (Angel) Miranda of Oak Grove Kentucky; great-grandchildren: Salem Miranda and Alex Miranda of Oak Grove, Kentucky.