Ruth Johnson Mynhier Click (1927-2008)
Ruth Johnson Mynhier Click, 81, of Russell, Ky., went to meet the Lord and her family on Thursday, Oct. 16, 2008, in Community Hospice Care Center.
She was born May 8, 1927, in Huntington, W.Va., a daughter of the late Edgar Roland and Sue Burns Johnson Smith.
In addition, she was preceded in death by two husbands, Ralph Williams Mynhier and Lum Click Jr.
She was a devoted wife and mother and worked at Credit Thrift in collections for 22 years and at WTSF TV station for 11/2 years.
She was a member of Rose Hill Baptist Church and the Baptist Twilighters and traveled a lot with her friends and church family. She was a former Westwood Lioness and member of Westwood Eastern Star and a volunteer at KDMC for 15 years on the cancer floor and Open Heart Center.
Surviving are sons Robert Bob and Connie Mynhier of Russell and Ralph Williams Bill Mynhier of Tampa, Fla., and Karen Whitley of Freemont, N.C.; and a daughter, Linda Taylor, and husband John of Cleveland, Tenn. She is survived by eight grandchildren, Jonathan Mynhier, Heather and Matt Harr, Matt and Amber Taylor, Adam and Jennifer Taylor, Erica and Jeremy Pierce, Kristan and Chris Tyndall, Wesley Whitley and Katie Whitley; five great-grandchildren and two on the way, Dylan Pierce, Garrett Taylor, Violet Taylor and Andrew and Alexander Harr; a sister, Joann Moore of Ashland, Ky.; and nephews Tommy and Donnie Moore. She is survived by her neighbors and friends in Midland Heights of Ashland and in downtown Russell.
The funeral will be at 1 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 18, 2008, at Steen Funeral Home-13th Street Chapel in Ashland by her nephew, Pastor Donnie Moore, Dr. Ronnie Mayes and Tom Stephens. Burial will be in Rose Hill Burial Park.
Friends may call from 6 to 8 p.m. today, Oct. 17, 2008, at the funeral home.
Friends may make contributions to Community Hospice, 1538 Central Ave., Ashland, KY 41101 or the KDMC Auxiliary, 2301 Lexington Ave., Ashland, KY 41101.
Condolences may be sent to www.steenfuneralhomes.com.
Pallbearers will be grandsons Matt Taylor, Adam Taylor, Jonathan Mynhier, Matt Harr, Chris Tyndall, Jeremy Pierce, Wesley Whitley and Dylan Pierce and nephews Tommy Moore and Jason Kemper.
