Mrs. Mary Maree (Brown) Bland, age 95, of Tompkinsville, Kentucky, passed away peacefully on Friday, October 31, 2025, at the Monroe County Medical Center. Mary was born in Monroe County on September 30, 1930, a daughter of the late Willie and Flora (Monday) Brown. Mrs. Mary was a housewife and enjoyed flower gardening and taking care of her children.
She is survived by four daughters, Betty Goode and husband Casey, Vickie McLaughlin, Virginia Smith, Carolyn Copas and husband Chris; four sisters, Bertha Butler, Ina Underwood, both of Frankfort, Mennie Woods, and Dellie Copas, both of Red Boiling Springs; twenty-two grandchildren; sixty-three great grandchildren, and a host of extended family.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Johnnie Monk Bland; two sons, Willie Tim Bland, John Tom Bland; two daughters, Flora Annie “Lou” Birge, and Diana Harris; grand-daughter, Vickie Pruitt; grandson, James Bland; great-grandchildren, Bryson Pickerell, Tyler Watson, Skylynn Birge, and Jared Vibbert; one sister, Lillie Mae White, and two brothers, Bedford and William Brown.
Funeral services will be conducted on Thursday, November 6, 2025, at 1:00 p.m. at Bartley & Sons Funeral Home in Tompkinsville, with burial to follow in the Bailey Cemetery. Bro. Frankie Tooley will officiate the services.
Visitation will be held on Thursday, November 6, 2025, from 10:00 a.m. until the service time at 1:00 p.m.
Pallbearers: Dalton Pruitt, George Birge, Hershel Birge, Richard Birge, Manuel Espejo, and Joe Beatty
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