He was a native of Jasonville and formerly worked as an engineer for the Crane Naval Surface Warfare Center.
Survivors include a daughter, Cindy Russell of Elizabethtown, Ky.; one sister, Anna Marie Gainey of Bloomfield; four grandchildren; and one great-grandchild.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Mary A. Archer Hawkins, in 1990.
A memorial service will be scheduled at a later date.
The Brown Funeral Home of Elizabethtown is in charge of the arrangements.