Hardworking, music-loving Central Ky. couple die in wreck. Friends ‘brokenhearted.’

Heather Britton described herself on her Facebook page as a ”farm-girl, gardener, coal-miner’s granddaughter, dancing queen, wildflower.” Music was just one of the interests she shared with her husband, Lewis.

Many friends in Central Kentucky said on social media that they were heartbroken to learn that Heather Britton, a Baptist Health registered nurse, and Lewis Britton Jr., who was a technician at Pilkington North American, died early Saturday morning in a single-car accident near Mundy’s Landing in Woodford County.

Heather Britton was 48 and her husband was 58. They had marked their four-year anniversary last month, according to their Facebook pages.

Gregg Elam said he hit it off with the hardworking couple listening to music at the venue called the Backstretch in Lexington.

The Brittons did everything together on their farm whether it was “cutting wood to heat with” or canning vegetables from the garden, Elam said.

The two had plans of building a new home in the near future where they currently had an old tobacco barn, Elam said.

The couple loved going to Nashville to listen to music, Elam said. He said their friends at Lexington’s The Backstretch “are brokenhearted today and will hurt for a while.”

A member of the band Bootsie and Funkabilly said in a post the band was dedicating songs to them Saturday night in hopes “that you can hear it up there.”

“Fly high my sweet friend,” Britton’s friend since high school, Ronnie Fetters, posted Saturday. Fetters told the Herald-Leader that Heather Britton was “always there for her friends and family.”

Lewis Britton’s fellow employees said he was given to checking on them at work to see if they needed help.

“My mom was an amazing woman. She was a loving mother, a caring friend, and a dedicated nurse,” said Heather Britton’s daughter Mikala Stacey. “She worked hard and she loved taking care of people. Some of her favorite things to do included gardening, canning, and she loved doing anything outside. She was a free spirit with a big heart, and she loved to go out and listen to music and meet new people, as did Lewis.”

“They were always doing something, whether it was listening to a live band or traveling. They were very much in love and I know they would’ve been more than happy to enter the next life together,” said Stacey.

According to Clark Funeral Home in Versailles, the services will be private with burial planned at Rose Crest Cemetery in Versailles. The Brittons’ are survived by their children, Matt (Selina) Britton of Frankfort, Josh (Laura) Britton of Versailles and Stacey along with four grandchildren. Friends shared tributes to the Brittons on the funeral home’s site.

Close friend and co-worker Rita Simmons said of Lewis Britton, “He was a very special man.”

“My heart hurts to know you left this earth so suddenly, but it’s full knowing you are holding hands in heaven with Lewis.,” Kristy Anderson said while remembering outings, talks and a long friendship.

This story was originally published October 24, 2020 at 6:59 PM.