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|death_date=May 10, 2011 (aged 96)

|death_date=May 10, 2011 (aged 96)

|death_place=[[Louisville]], Jefferson County, Kentucky

|death_place=[[Louisville]], Jefferson County, Kentucky

|spouse=Ruth W. Cloyd Badgett (married 1936-2009, her death)<br>

|spouse=Ruth Winifred Cloyd Badgett (married 1936-2009, her death)<br>

Children:<br>Tony Badgett<br>

Children:<br>Tony Badgett<br>

Ruth Ann Badgett Shaw<br>

Ruth Ann Badgett Shaw<br>

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/>

Badgett died at the age of ninety-six at Jewish Hospital in Louisville. He and his wife, the late Ruth W. Cloyd (1919-2009), had three children:  Tony Badgett and wife Priscilla, Ruth Ann Badgett Shaw and husband Bob of [[Frankfort]], Kentucky, and Dr. Thomas Badgett and wife Rachel of Louisville; a sister, Sue Ella Gelhausen (1930-2015) and husband, Victor, of Stanford, Kentucky, five grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by two brothers, Faulkner Badgett (1910-1965) and William Wesley Badgett (1912-1989).<ref name=findagrave/>

Badgett died at the age of ninety-six at Jewish Hospital in Louisville. He and his wife, the former Ruth Winifred Cloyd (1919-2009), had three children:  Tony Badgett and wife Priscilla, Ruth Ann Badgett Shaw and husband Bob of [[Frankfort]], Kentucky, and Dr. Thomas Badgett and wife Rachel of Louisville; a sister, Sue Ella Gelhausen (1930-2015) and husband, Victor, of Stanford, Kentucky, five grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by two brothers, Faulkner Badgett (1910-1965) and William Wesley Badgett (1912-1989).<ref name=findagrave/>

Upon Badgett's passing, [[W. R. Davenport]],  the president from 1969 to 1988 of Campbellsville College, as it was then known, cited King [[David]] of old [[Israel]] on the death of a trusted army commander: "'Know that a prince and a great man has fallen today. . .’ These words perfectly befit the passing of our dear friend and brother, Dr. Chester Badgett ... Campbellsville University has lost a stalwart supporter, a devoted trustee, a loyal friend, and an uncompromising champion of our cause.  On more occasions than I can relate during my tenure at the campus, he rose to encourage support for us in ways that few, if any others, could have done. ..., a prince of God and a great man has passed from among us..."<ref name=cedu>{{cite web|url=https://www.campbellsville.edu/about/2011/05/11/long-time-trustee-dr-j-chester-badgett-dies-at-96/|title=Long-time trustee, Dr. J. Chester Badgett, dies at 96|author=Joan C. McKinney|publisher=Campbellsville.edu|accessdate=December 13, 2017}}</ref>

Upon Badgett's passing, [[W. R. Davenport]],  the president from 1969 to 1988 of Campbellsville College, as it was then known, cited King [[David]] of old [[Israel]] on the death of a trusted army commander: "'Know that a prince and a great man has fallen today. . .’ These words perfectly befit the passing of our dear friend and brother, Dr. Chester Badgett ... Campbellsville University has lost a stalwart supporter, a devoted trustee, a loyal friend, and an uncompromising champion of our cause.  On more occasions than I can relate during my tenure at the campus, he rose to encourage support for us in ways that few, if any others, could have done. ..., a prince of God and a great man has passed from among us..."<ref name=cedu>{{cite web|url=https://www.campbellsville.edu/about/2011/05/11/long-time-trustee-dr-j-chester-badgett-dies-at-96/|title=Long-time trustee, Dr. J. Chester Badgett, dies at 96|author=Joan C. McKinney|publisher=Campbellsville.edu|accessdate=December 13, 2017}}</ref>