Charley Nell Llewellyn. Photo courtesy of the News-Enterprise.

Award-winning social worker Charley Nell Llewellyn died this Monday in Hardin County, Kentucky at age 84.

Llewellyn, a former county school social worker, was a champion of children and women’s rights. Before retiring in 1987 she was named Social Worker of the Year by the Kentucky chapter of the National Association of Social Workers and Kentucky School Social Worker of the Year.

“She was one of the most dedicated, compassionate people who worked with children,” said Denny Duggins, who worked with Llewellyn in the school system.

To read her full obituary in the News-Enterprise click here.