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Born in Casey County, also in central Kentucky, he was the third of four children of Thomas Franklin Badgett (1889-1969) and the former Lelia Grace McClanahan (1892-1974). He graduated in 1931 from Stanford High School in Lincoln County, Kentucky. In 1936, he received his undergraduate degree from the Baptist-affiliated Georgetown College in Georgetown in Scott County, Kentucky. He subsequently obtained the [[Master of Arts]] and the Doctor of Theology degrees from Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in [[Louisville]], Kentucky.<ref name=cedu/>

Born in Casey County, also in central Kentucky, he was the third of four children of Thomas Franklin Badgett (1889-1969) and the former Lelia Grace McClanahan (1892-1974). He graduated in 1931 from Stanford High School in Lincoln County, Kentucky. In 1936, he received his undergraduate degree from the Baptist-affiliated Georgetown College in Georgetown in Scott County, Kentucky. He subsequently obtained the [[Master of Arts]] and the Doctor of Theology degrees from Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in [[Louisville]], Kentucky.<ref name=cedu/>

Badgett's son, Dr. Thomas Badgett, recalled in 2009 that, as a child, family meal discussions consisted of mainly two items:  Campbellsville Baptist Church, at which his father was the pastor from 1950 until 1980, and the CU campus. Badgett wrote ''Campbellsville Baptist Church: A Two-Hundred Year History 1791-1991.'' and ''The History of Campbellsville University, 1906-2006,'' a book that was a product of CU's centennial observance in 2006. [[James Edward Jones]], who followed Badgett as the Campbellsville Baptist Church pastor, said of his predecessor: "He was one of the finest men I’ve ever known in my entire life. ... one of the greatest mission supporters ..."<ref name=cedu/>

Badgett's son, Dr. Thomas Badgett, recalled in 2009 that, as a child, family meal discussions consisted of mainly two items:  Campbellsville Baptist Church, at which his father was the pastor from 1950 until 1980, and the CU campus. Badgett wrote ''Campbellsville Baptist Church: A Two-Hundred Year History 1791-1991'' and ''The History of Campbellsville University, 1906-2006,'' a book that was a product of CU's centennial observance in 2006. [[James Edward Jones]], an [[Alabama]] native who followed Badgett as the Campbellsville Baptist Church pastor, said of his predecessor: "He was one of the finest men I’ve ever known in my entire life. ... one of the greatest mission supporters ..."<ref name=cedu/>

In addition to Campbellsville Baptist Church, Badgett served as pastor of the Clear Creek Baptist Church in Woodford County, Little Mount Baptist Church in Spencer County, Utica Baptist Church in Daviess County, Beaver Dam Baptist Church in Ohio County, the Kowloon Baptist Church in [[Hong Kong]], and the Bethel Baptist Church in [[Caracas]], [[Venezuela]]. He was a member of the Taylor County Ministerial Association and was the last surviving charter member of the Campbellsville Kiwanis International, of which he was once the president.<ref name=cedu/>

In addition to Campbellsville Baptist Church, Badgett served as pastor of the Clear Creek Baptist Church in Woodford County, Little Mount Baptist Church in Spencer County, Utica Baptist Church in Daviess County, Beaver Dam Baptist Church in Ohio County, the Kowloon Baptist Church in [[Hong Kong]], and the Bethel Baptist Church in [[Caracas]], [[Venezuela]]. He was a member of the Taylor County Ministerial Association and was the last surviving charter member of the Campbellsville Kiwanis International, of which he was once the president.<ref name=cedu/>