MADISONVILLE – Robert “Bobby” Lewis Hadley, loving husband, father, brother, and son, passed away on Monday, September 18, 2023, at 3:37PM at Baptist Health Deaconess in Madisonville. Bobby was born to Randall and Billie Hadley on June 4, 1967, in Greenville. He graduated from Greenville High School in 1985. He then went on to serve honorably with the United States Navy for the next four years, serving as a Field Medic. During this time, he earned a National Defense Service Medal, Sea Service Deployment Medal, Good Conduct Medal, and Fleet Marine Force Ribbon. Bobby met Dodie on a blind date in 2006 and they were married in 2008. Two years later, they adopted a beautiful little girl, Morgan. Bobby later attended the police academy in Richmond, KY and then served as a police officer in Hopkinsville, Dawson Springs, and Providence. Bobby loved UK basketball and college football. He had a loving and contagious smile, kind heart, and a beautiful soul. He was a member of Church of Christ in Madisonville.
Bobby was preceded in death by his maternal grandparents, Arvel and Willie “Bill” Newman and paternal grandparents, Lewis and Arlene Hadley.
He is survived by his wife, Dodie Brewer Hadley; daughter, Morgan Hadley; brother, Chad (Amy) Hadley; sister, Miranda Hadley (Johnny Martin); parents, Randall and Billie Hadley; nieces, Eden Hadley, Madison Johnson, Reagan Johnson, Brittany (Aaron) Harper, and Erin Brewer; nephew, Paden Hadley; brother-in-law, Tommy Dwayne Brewer; and sister-in-law, Dr. Lisa Brewer.
Funeral services will be Friday, September 22, 2023, at 1:00PM at Tucker Funeral Home in Central City, with Bro. Russell Kline officiating. Burial in Rose Hill Cemetery. Visitation will be Friday after 10:00AM at the funeral home. Online condolences may be made at www.tuckerfuneralhomes.com.