| | In 1954, he wed the former Martha Pickett, who died in 2022. Bertram was survived by four children, John David Bertram and wife, Leah, of Campbellsville; George Barry “Chip” Bertram and wife, Carolyn, of Mt. Juliet, Tennessee; Teri Anne Bertram Campbell and husband, Dale, of Nashville, Tennessee; and Margaret Kathryn “Kathy” McCabe and husband, Scott, of Old Hickory, Tennessee, and six grandchildren.<ref name=obit/> | | In 1954, he wed the former Martha Pickett, who died in 2022. Bertram was survived by four children, John David Bertram and wife, Leah, of Campbellsville; George Barry “Chip” Bertram and wife, Carolyn, of Mt. Juliet, Tennessee; Teri Anne Bertram Campbell and husband, Dale, of Nashville, Tennessee; and Margaret Kathryn “Kathy” McCabe and husband, Scott, of Old Hickory, Tennessee, and six grandchildren.<ref name=obit/> |
| − | Bertram died on the second day of 2025 and is interred with his family members at Brookside Cemetery in Campbellsville.<ref name=obit/> After his passing, he was honored through a resolution of the Kentucky State Senate.<ref>orig_bill.pdf, accessed February 20, 2025.</ref> | + | Bertram died on the second day of 2025 and is interred with his family members at Brookside Cemetery in Campbellsville.<ref name=obit/> After his passing, he was honored through a resolution of the Kentucky State Senate. |