Ms Rose Michelle Dabney

January 6, 1962 - July 31, 2021

Rose Michelle Dabney was born on January 6, 1962, in Richmond, Kentucky, to Zachary McDaniels and Delores Dunn. She was called home by the good Lord on Saturday, July 31, 2021. Affectionately known as Michelle, Momma, Woman, Gamma and Chelle, Michelle was a devout follower of Jesus Christ. She professed her love for the Savior at First Baptist Church, Richmond, when she was nine years old. Educated in the Madison County Public Schools, Michelle graduated as Salutatorian of the Class of 1980, at Madison High School. She was a member of the basketball team, track team, softball team and played in the band. After high school, she attended to the University of Kentucky where she joined Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated and graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in Business Administration. She also earned a Master of Business Administration with a concentration in Information Technology Management from Western Governors University in 2018. An avid sports fan, Michelle loved the Kentucky Wildcats and the Pittsburgh Steelers. Yet, regardless of the team, if she was watching any sporting event, you would hear her enthusiastically yelling at the television. You could always tell when she was really into the games at her sons’ and grandchildren’s sporting events by the sound of the cowbell and her aggressive tone as she told them to get their heads in the game. She was preceded in death by her grandparents, Alex and Roselia Embry and Margaret Crutcher; her father, Zachery McDaniels; a sister, Lisa Donigan; and brothers, Anthony McDaniels and James Embry. Michelle is survived by her mother, Delores Dunn; three sons, Christopher Dabney I, Adrian Morton and Mychal Dabney; a daughter, Ashley Morton; 11 grandchildren, Christopher "Deuce" Dabney II, Ayreist "A.J." Morton, Zechariah Dabney, Malaka Tucker, Tamarie Dabney, Aniyah Marks, Elizabeth Dabney, Malachi Dabney, Ike "Fat Boy" Dabney, Hudson Morton and Houston Morton; two sisters, Senoria Harris-Walker and Regina Barnes; a brother, Zachery Harris; nieces, Courtney Miller and Shawnlon Donigan; nephew, Cory Miller; and a host of aunts, uncles, cousins and special friends.