Ruby Irene Smith Obituary - Visitation & Funeral Information

Ruby Irene Smith, 87, of Falmouth, KY, passed away on Thursday, September 13, 2018, at the St. Elizabeth Health Care in Edgewood, KY. Born on September 1, 1930 in Bracken County, KY, she was a daughter of the late Dempsey and Myrtle McClanahan Turner. On September 20, 1946, she married Otis L. Smith, Sr., and her dear husband of 39 years preceded her in death on December 4, 1985. Beginning in 1969,she and her late husband owned and operated the neighborhood Smith’s Grocery Store on Shelby Street, which she continued for one year after his passing. She is survived by four children: Jerry (Leon) Blair of Jeremiah, KY, Charles Dexter (Wanda) Smith and Alice Myrtle Stewart, both of Falmouth, KY, and Otis L. (Peggy) Smith, Jr. of Southgate, KY; several grandchildren, great grandchildren and great great grandchildren; one brother, Lawsie Elwood “Bud” Turner of West Chester, OH; and a host of extended family and friends. In addition to her parents and husband, she was preceded in death by her brother, Dempsey Turner, Jr.; her sister Frances Burnie Turner; and two granddaughters: Loretta Lynn Stewart and Kathy Lynn Stewart. Funeral services will be held at 2 pm on Tuesday, September 18, 2018, at the Woodhead Funeral Home, Falmouth. Visitation will be held from 12-2 pm preceding the service at the funeral home. Interment will take place in the Riverside Cemetery, Falmouth. Memorials are suggested to the charity of one’s choice.

Ruby Irene Smith

September 1, 1930 - September 13, 2018