Zena Carolyn Padgett, 83, of Columbia, passed away Tuesday, December 30, 2025, at Fair Oaks Nursing Home in Jamestown. She was born in Adair County on February 18, 1942, to the late Nolan Ray and Eunema Gaskins Roberts.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband Jerry Allen Padgett, two children Ricky Padgett and Anita Parker and a brother Lemuel Roberts.
Mrs. Padgett was of the Christian faith and enjoyed cooking, sewing and spending time with her family and friends.
Survivors includes four children Carolyn Sue McQueary (Danny) and Jeff Padgett both of Russell Springs, Larry Joe Padgett of Columbia, and Jerry Padgett (Becky) of Newport; twenty-four grandchildren and several great and great great grandchildren; five siblings Bobby Roberts (Ova), James Ralph Roberts (Sharon), Clestine Neat (Charles) and Dennis Roberts (Linda) all of Columbia and Terry Roberts (Janet) of Campbellsville and several nieces and nephews.
Funeral services were held on Saturday, January 3, 2026, at Stotts-Phelps-McQueary Funeral Home with burial in the New Hope Cemetery. Bro. Dennis Roberts and Bro. Shane Gaskins will be officiating, and pallbearers were Jeff Padgett, Larry Joe Padgett, Seth Parker, Brian Crawhorn, Sidney Galicia and T. J. Cape.
