COLUMBUS, Ky. — Mark Alan Muscovalley, age 48, died in the early morning hours of Monday, October 15, 2012. He was a lifelong resident of Columbus, Kentucky.

Mark loved deer hunting and was an avid outdoors-man. He also was a big fan of the UK Wildcats and St. Louis Cardinals. He was a dedicated owner/operator for Pilgrim’s Pride. Most recently, he accepted Jesus Christ as his savior.

He is survived by three sons, Daniel Todd and Derek Matthew Muscovalley of Murray, and Dalton Jacob “D.J.” Muscovalley of Arlington; his parents, George “Skip” and Sheila Muscovalley of Columbus; sister and husband, Melissa Muscovalley and Steve Barrett of Signal Mountain, Tennessee; nephew, Nicholas Barrett of Signal Mountain; grandmother, Mildred Morrison of Clinton, Kentucky; aunt and uncle, Mary Jane and Mike Lee of Arlington, Kentucky; cousins, Susan Lee Hall of Clinton, Kentucky; Laurie Lee Bone of Cunningham, Kentucky, and Amy Lee Dennis of Lexington, Kentucky, and their families; uncle, Jimmy Morrison of Arlington, Kentucky; and other cousins in Kentucky, Tennessee, and Louisiana. He is also survived by his wife of 23 years, Monica McChristian Muscovalley, of Arlington.

He was preceded in death by his grandparents, James “Jimmy” Morrison of Columbus, and George and Shirley Muscovalley, all of Columbus; and aunt, Barbara Muscovalley Munsell.

The family wishes to express appreciation to the special friends who were there in the last months of Mark’s life.

Visitation will be at 11 a.m. on Thursday, October 18th at Brown Funeral Home in Clinton, Kentucky. The funeral will be at 2 p.m. following the visitation, with Rev. David Gossum officiating, followed by burial in the Columbus Cemetery.

In lieu of flowers, friends may express their sympathy with donations to the Columbus Cemetery Association, P.O. Box 164, Columbus, KY 42032.

Brown Funeral Home in Clinton is in charge of arrangements.