Ruby Gladys Martin Day, 87, of Nebo, Ky., passed away at 12:31 p.m. Thursday December 31, 2009 at St. Mary's Hospital in Evansville, IN.

She was born March 15, 1922, in Dalton, Ky. to the late Charlie Arthur Martin and Vada Gladys Brown Martin. She was a 1938 graduate of Nebo High School and was the oldest member of Johnson Island Baptist Church, becoming a member at 9 years of age. She taught Sunday school at the church for over 50 years. She was a lifetime member in the Nebo Eastern Star (C.S. Hoffman Chapter) and a lifetime member of the University of Kentucky Alumni Association and a U.K. Fellow. She worked as a sales associate for Sears in New Orleans, LA. where she received an award for the highest sales performance with the company. She worked for more than 50 years in the furniture business with Jordan Furniture Company and McGary Brothers Furniture in Madisonville. She retired from Long's Furniture Company in June of 1999.

In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her husband, Marvin Beuford Day who passed away on June 25, 2009; a brother, Charlie Brown Martin who passed away on May 16, 1990.

She is survived by her son and daughter-in-law, Joseph Martin Day and Sandra Day of Louisville, Ky.; a granddaughter, Julie (Greg) McCurry of Prospect, Ky.; two great granddaughters, Colleen and Sydney McCurry; several nieces, nephews, cousins and a host of friends.

Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday January 3, 2010, in the chapel of Harris Funeral Home in Madisonville, with Bro. Jeff Devine officiating. Burial will be in Odd Fellows Cemetery in Madisonville.

Friends may call from 5 until 7 p.m. Saturday and from noon until service time Sunday.

Memorial contributions may be made to Johnson Island Baptist Church. Envelopes will be available at the funeral home.