Charles A. Mackin, 82, Cox's Creek, died Saturday July 7, 2012, at his residence. He was born July 30, 1929, in Samuels. He retired from Heaven Hill Distillery, was a U.S. Air Force Veteran of the Korean War, and a member of St. Gregory Catholic Church. He was preceded in death by his parents, Ben and Pearl Mackin; four brothers, James Mackin, Leo Mackin, Joseph Mackin, and Richard Mackin; and four sisters, Mary Elizabeth Mackin, Alice Cecil, Sister Grace Mackin, and Aline DeMar. Survivors include his wife, Shirley C. Mackin, Cox's Creek; eight children, Lorie Grigsby, Phoenix, Michael Mackin and Andrew Mackin, both of Cox's Creek, Angela Mackin and Keith Mackin, both of Bardstown, Matt Mackin, Bloomfield, Alicia Sapp, Campbellsville, and Beth Cook, Dandridge, Tenn.; 23 grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren; two brothers, Francis "Happy" Mackin and Bill Mackin, both of Samuels; a sister, Pat Mattingly, Louisville; and several nieces and nephews. The funeral was 11 a.m. Tuesday at St. Gregory Catholic Church, with burial in St. Gregory Cemetery. The Rev. Paul Eve will officiate. Memorial contributions may go to St. Gregory Catholic Church. Barlow Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.