Obituary of Ruth Young

Ruth V. Young, age 97, of Danville, KY, widow of Fletcher Fleming Young, died Tuesday, April 23, 2024 at Ephraim McDowell Regional Medical Center, Danville, KY. Ruth was born July 6, 1926 in Eudora, AR, daughter of the late Thomas Ebenezer Vining and the late Maude Edmonson Vining. She was a member and former secretary for the United Presbyterian Church, Harrodsburg, KY. Survivors include: three sons, Thomas (Teresa) Young of Lexington, KY, Robert (Brenda) Young of Comfort, TX, and Ronald (Lynn) Young of Lexington, SC; two brothers, Bill and Don Vining of Little Rock, AR; six grandchildren and ten great-grandchildren. Ruth was preceded in death by a son, Dale Young, and by a grandchild. Funeral services will be 11:30 AM, Saturday, April 27, 2024, at the United Presbyterian Church, 326 Main St., Harrodsburg, KY 40330, by Rev. John White. Visitation will be at the church on Saturday from 10:00 AM until 11:30 AM. Burial will follow in the Spring Hill Cemetery, Harrodsburg. Memorials are suggested to the United Presbyterian Church, 326 Main St., Harrodsburg, KY 40330. Expressions of sympathy may be sent to the family on Mrs. Young’s Tribute Wall at www.ransdellfuneralchapel.com.