Thomas Edward Malone Jr.

ELIZABETHTOWN, KY — Thomas Edward Malone Jr., 63, of Elizabethtown, Ky., passed away Thursday, Feb. 21, 2019, in University of Louisville Hospital.He was born in Fort Knox, Ky., to Thomas Malone Sr. and Annette (Hart) Malone. Thomas retired from the Army after 20 years, during which he was a Tanker and a Drill Sargent.After his time in the military, Thomas became a food vendor, when he came to be known as "The Hot Dog Man." He was also a referee for the Bad to the Bone Wrestling Federation and a huge Elvis fan. Thomas was a family man, a wonderful grandfather, and loved his children and grandchildren more than anything. He fought a courageous battle with cancer and never gave up.In addition to his parents, Thomas was preceded in death by two brothers, Ronald Malone Sr. and John Malone; as well as a cousin, Barry Jenkins.He is survived by his loving wife, Andrea D. Malone of Elizabethtown; one son, Derek (Emily Pike) Hart Sr. of Elizabethtown; four daughters, Diana D. (Bill) Fox of Elizabethtown, Michelle (Jason) Fleeman of Sandusky, Shana (Andy Bailey) Hart of Elizabethtown, Tyra (John Hardin) Hart of Elizabethtown; and 13 grandchildren.Visitation will be 4-8 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 26, or noon-2 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 27, at Manakee Funeral Home of Elizabethtown. Funeral services will follow at 2 p.m., at the funeral home, with the Rev. Kenneth Hiser officiating. A graveside service will be 1:30 p.m. Friday, March 1, at Kentucky Veterans Cemetery Central with military honors and the Rev. Tim Nickels officiating.In lieu of flowers, the family requests wind chimes and/or donations. Condolences may be expressed at manakeefuneralhome.com.