BEAVER DAM, Ky. — Ruby Nell Kuykendall, 92, of Beaver Dam, passed away Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2023, at Ohio County Healthcare. She was born Oct. 11, 1930, in Beechmont, Kentucky, to the late James Anderson and Nellie Whitney Anderson.
Mrs. Kuykendall retired from Ohio County Hospital where she worked as a registered nurse and was a member of Pathway Missionary Baptist Church. She also enjoyed quilting, collecting antiques, and working puzzles.
Aside from her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Harold David Kuykendall, on Jan. 4, 2012, and her brother, Billy Anderson.
She leaves behind to cherish her memory, two sons, Gerald David (Andrea) Kuykendall, of Greendale, Wisconsin, and Philip Alan (Wilma) Kuykendall, of Lexington, Kentucky; one daughter, Becky (Andrew) Miller, of Gwinn, Michigan; seven grandchildren, Michael (Cid) Kuykendall, Jonathon (Lynn) Kuykendall, Jesse (Molly) Kuykendall, Rachel (Collin) Farmer, Heather (Steve) Durr, Melanie (Jeffery) Olson, and Erin (Justin) Chase; eight great-grandchildren, Isabella Kuykendall, Jaxon Kuykendall, Cole Kuykendall, Wendy Kuykendall, Millie Olsen, Alyssa Olsen, Riley Durr, and Amelia Chase; one brother, Jimmy (Ruby) Anderson, of Chicago, Illinois; one sister, Edna Lee McKinney, of Greenville, Kentucky; several nieces, nephews, cousins, and many friends.
The family requests expressions of sympathy take the form of donations to, Conquer Cancer, PO Box 1925 Merrifield, VA 22116-9649
Funeral services will be held at 12 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 31, at William L. Danks Funeral Home in Beaver Dam with Rev. Donnie Wilkins officiating. Burial will follow in Sunnyside Cemetery in Beaver Dam, Kentucky. Friends may visit with Mrs. Kuykendall’s family from 10:30 a.m. until the time of the funeral Tuesday at the funeral home.
Online condolences may be left at www.danksfuneralhome.com.
