Funeral services for 85-year-old Thomas “Tommy” E. Gamble, of Hopkinsville, will be 2 PM Saturday at Maddux-Fuqua-Hinton Funeral Home.
Burial will follow in Green Hill Memorial Gardens.
Visitation will be from 10 AM until the service hour.
Survivors include:
His wife of 61 years, Dorothy Saltsman Gamble, of Hopkinsville;
His son, Randall Thomas Gamble (Traci), of Hopkinsville;
His daughter, Julie Lynn Gilkey (Brent), of Hopkinsville;
His sister, Mary Ella Williamson (Jerry), of Hopkinsville;
His two grandchildren, Katie Beth Yeomans (Cory), Lane Thomas Gamble;
His great granddaughter, Callie Beth Yeomans,
And one more great grandson on the way; along with several nieces and nephews.
Pastor Rick Stevens is officiating.
He died of natural causes Wednesday, April 23, 2025, at Jennie Stuart Medical Center.
He was born March 18, 1940, in Christian County, the son of the late Elmer Earl and Virginia Bond Gamble.
Early in his career, he worked at Thomas Industries, then for several companies in the coal industry.
In recent years he owned and operated Tom Gamble Enterprises, working as a contractor at Fort Campbell.
He proudly served in the National Guard for more than 17 years and was a member of First Baptist Church here in Hopkinsville.
In addition to his parents, he is preceded in death by his two brothers, Joseph E. Gamble and David E. Gamble.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions can be made in his memory to Back2Back Inc. at P.O. Box 477 Hopkinsville, KY 42241 or at http://www.back2backfoundation.org/.
