Cheryl Messenger

Cheryl Lynn Messenger 68 of Cave City, KY died Friday, February 26, 2016 at The Medical Center at Bowling Green. Born in Wytheville, VA she was the daughter of the late Earnest Royster and Audrey Catherine Abrams Comer who survives. Mrs. Messenger was the Head of the Environmental Department at Mammoth Cave National Park and a member of the Kentucky Association of Environmental Educators. She had also been appointed by the Governor of Kentucky to the Commission of Environmental Educators. In addition to her mother, she is survived by her husband Teddy Messenger of Cave City; 2 sons Christopher Messenger (Kendra) of Bowling Green, KY and Jon Messenger (Jacquelyn) of Graham, WA; 4 grandchildren Moira, Ian, Amelia and Alistair Messenger; a brother William Comer (Karen) of Chester, VA and 3 sisters Kimberly Yager (Harold) of Richmond, VA, Gail Barnett of Chester, VA and Mallory Schaffer (Bill) of Chester, VA. Funeral services will be 11:00am Monday, February 29, 2016 at the A. F. Crow & Son Funeral Home with burial in the Salem Church Cemetery at Bee Springs, KY. Visitation will be Sunday from 12:00pm until 7:00pm at the funeral home. Alternate expressions of sympathy may take the form of memorial contributions to the Friends of Mammoth Cave at P.O. Box 2 Mammoth Cave, KY 42259.