A celebration of life service for 81-year-old Mary Ruth Earnest, of Landis, North Carolina, will be held at a later date.
Maddux-Fuqua-Hinton Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Survivors include:
Her sons, Matt (Deborah) Earnest, of Hopkinsville, Warren Dale Earnest, of Charolette, North Carolina, and Gregory Mark Earnest, of Landis, North Carolina;
Her brother, Coy Dale Rider, of Venice, Florida;
Her sister, Barbara (Ben) Traywick, of Bessmer, Alabama;
Five grandchildren and five great grandchildren.
She died Thursday, October 31, 2024, at Shady Lawn Nursing Home in Cadiz.
She was born in Birmingham, Alabama, February 20, 1943, the daughter of late Earnest and Ruby Rider.
She was a waitress and a caregiver to her mother for many years, and also was a caregiver in nursing homes. She was of the Baptist faith.
