Bobby Gene “Bo” Tarter I

    February 15, 1967 - December 13, 2011

Bobby Gene “Bo” Tarter I, age 44 of Nancy, KY departed this life on Tuesday, December 13, 2011 at the Lake Cumberland Regional Hospital.

He was born on February 15, 1967 in Somerset, KY to Bobby Lee and Norma Jean Smith Tarter. He was a road crewman for the Kentucky State Highway Department and attended Okalona Baptist Church. Mr. Tarter loved cars, electronics, doing mechanic work, and watching movies. He loved his family and home life.

Mr. Tarter is survived by his parents, Bobby Lee and Norma Jean Tarter of Nancy, KY; his wife, Heather Vest Tarter, whom he married on November 3, 2005 in Somerset; two sons, Bobby Gene Tarter II of Nancy, KY and Alex Kyle Vest of Nancy, KY; two daughters, Brianna Marie Tarter of Nancy, KY and Shaylene Rhea Vest of Nancy, KY; two other significant children in his life, Brittany and Jarod; a sister, Amy T. (and Shannon) Smith of Somerset, KY; grandchild, Severian Webb; his father and mother-in-law, Bruce and Phyllis Vest of Nancy, KY; and a sister-in-law, Cynthia (and Dwight) McCormick of Illinois.

Visitation for Mr. Tarter will be Sunday, December 18th at 5:00 pm at Lake Cumberland Funeral Home, 1046 West Highway 80, Somerset.

Funeral service will be held on Monday, December 19th at 1:00 pm at the Chapel of Lake Cumberland Funeral Home with Bro. John Zupancic officiating. Burial will be in the Lakeside Memorial Gardens