Jeanne Dawson Judd - 1923-2008
Jeanne Dawson Judd, 84, of Russell, Ky., died April 29, 2008, in Our Lady of Bellefonte Hospital.
She was born June 3, 1923, in Ashland, Ky., a daughter of the late C.W. Benny Dawson and Ruth Kilbourne Dawson.
She was a homemaker and a member of First Christian Church( Disciples of Christ), the DAR and Kappa Kappa Gamma sorority. She graduated from Miami University in Oxford, Ohio, and volunteered at the Kentucky Highlands Museum, Our Lady of Bellefonte Hospital and hospitals in Middletown, Greensboro, Columbus and Minneapolis and was very active in AIM (Arts in Middletown). She did professional modeling with Montaldos in Greensboro and was involved in Community Theatre in Greensboro and Philadelphia. She graduated from and was a former teacher at Ashland High School and was very passionate about volunteer work and civic activities in the communities she lived in.
Surviving are a daughter, Suzanne Bailey, and husband Tom of Russell; a brother, William Barlow Dawson, and wife Liz of Russell; grandchildren Brian Bailey of DeKalb, Ill., and Rebecca Bailey of Brookings, S.D.; and nieces and nephews Mark Dawson, Lennie (Valerie) Dawson, Barbara Lucas and Debbie (Larry) Drake.
The funeral will be at 1:30 p.m. Saturday, May 3, 2008, at Steen Funeral Home-Central Avenue Chapel in Ashland by the Rev. Ike Nicholson. Burial will be in Ashland Cemetery.
Friends may call after 11:30 a.m. Saturday, May 3, 2008, at the funeral home.
In her memory, friends may make contributions to First Christian Church (Disciples of Christ), 1930 Winchester Ave., Ashland or the Alzheimers Association, 1065 Dove Run Road, Lexington, KY 40502-3524.
Condolences may be sent to www.steenfuneralhomes.com.
