Pappy drove a cab for Veterans Cab Company, and worked at Fleischman's Distillery. Catherine was a foreman at
Glenmore Distillery. It was Pappy's layoff from Fleischman's that caused them to reexamine their opportunities.
The owners of Moonlite were ready to sell, as they were looking to retire. The restaurant had been around then for
14 years and was well known to the Bosley's being near Catherine's mother's house. Their five children grew up
working next door to the Moonlite at the Big Dipper (a local hamburger joint).
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11.A long-established custom or practice that has the effect of an unwritten law
Over the last Fifty two plus years, Moonlite Bar-B-Q has grown into a very special business. In this time of large
chains and merged companies Moonlite has grown as a family business. Hugh and Catherine, along with four
children and several grandchildren work together to keep things going and growing at a slow, steady rate that now
requires a staff of over 120 dedicated members working various facets of the business. These areas now include
a 350 seat restaurant, a U.S.D.A. inspected processing plant, an extensive catering department (capable of
serving 15 to 15,000 with unparalleled quality and professionalism), a wholesale division serving the region with
Barbecue and related products through distributors in a four state area, as well as a busy carryout department. All
this from a thirty seat, roadside restaurant in 1963.
Catherine kept her job at Glenmore until retiring just in case they didn't make it in the restaurant business. They
had no experience but worked hard. Late in her life before she passed away, she finally claimed that Moonlite just
might make it, but I should keep my options open just in case - Pat Bosley grandson.
A Kentucky Tradition since 1963, we cook in the old fashioned
Kentucky tradition. We place meats personally selected for
quality in our custom built hickory fired pits and cook them slow
and long, giving them that distinctive hickory flavor.
"If our children do not gain a sense of mission as they grow up,
they may slide into the pews as adults to live their entire lives
without experiencing the privilege of God using them in a
significant way." Quote carried by Pappy Bosley by Dennis Rainey.
