He was born June 11, 1933 in Holy Cross. He was a former Truck Driver with Advance Trucking in Louisville and a Veteran of the U.S. Air Force.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Francis Leslie and Mary Leona Mattingly Nalley; three sisters, Imelda Hagan, Eleanor Cahoe and Barbara R. Williamson.
Survivors include his wife of 60 years, Mary Alice Masterson Nalley, four daughters, Kim Nalley of Bardstown, Cindy Fowler (Ben) of Columbia, South Carolina, Marie Rigor (Deke) of Mount Washington and Katrina Mack of Owensboro; three sons, Eddie Nalley of Louisville, David Nalley (Jalinda) of Bardstown and Michael Nalley (Julia) of Balltown; eight grandchildren, Morgan Amundsen, Rebecca Hall, Josh Siegfried, Justin Siegfried, Emily Mack, Eric Mack, Travis Petty and Trent Petty; one great-granddaughter, Adeline Petty; one sister, Joan Malone of Louisville.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 10 AM Saturday, June 4, 2016 at the Basilica of Saint Joseph Proto-Cathedral, 310 West Stephen Foster Avenue, Bardstown. The Rev. Terry Bradshaw will officiate. Interment will follow in the church cemetery where military rites will be conducted by the Marion County Veterans Honor Guard.
Visitation is 3-8 PM Friday at Mattingly Funeral Home, 195 Holy Cross Road, Loretto.