July 10, 1933 - September 26, 2019
Ruth Ann Runion, 86, passed away on Thursday, September 26, 2019 at her residence in Florence, KY. She was a retired medical secretary with Dr. Ronald Fragge and Dr. Manuel Villareal. Ruth Ann was a Kentucky Colonel and a 1950 graduate of Holmes High School. She enjoyed bingo, U.K. Basketball, her family and her beloved dog Daisy. Ruth Ann was preceded in death by her parents: Elmer and Evelyn Waddell and sons: Joseph Runion, Jr. and Garry L. Runion. She is survived by her loving husband of 44 years: Joseph Runion, Sr.; daughter: Beverley (Roy) Hancock; son: Barry (Donna) Runion; 8 grandchildren; 18 great-grandchildren and a very dear friend of many years: Joyce Flege. As Ruth Ann had requested, there will be a memorial service at a later date. Her body was donated to the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine and her cremains will be buried in Big Bone Baptist Cemetery. Memorials are suggested to Shriners Hospital for Children, 3229 Burnet Avenue # 3018, Cincinnati, Ohio 45229. Online condolences may be expressed on Facebook or at www.connleybrothersfuneralhome.com