Anna Ruth Brown Beeny, 92, of Madisonville, KY, passed away on Sunday, January 15, 2023, at the Tennessee State Veterans Home in Murfreesboro, TN.

She was born on April 23, 1930, in Dalton, KY to the late Cassie Coleman Brown and Bernie Brown. Ruth worked formerly as a shoe sales clerk at stores in Owensboro, KY and Frankfort, KY. She was a member of Salem Primitive Baptist Church in Madisonville.

In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband of fifty-six years Robert E. Beeny; and her sister, Freda Johnston.

Survivors include her son, David (Susan) Beeny of Murfreesboro, TN; daughter, Diane (Hal) Novak of The Woodlands, TX; grandson, Andrew Novak; granddaughter, Jill (Matt) Napiorkowski; and her great-grandchildren, Ashton and Kate Napiorkowski.

The funeral service will be held at 1 p.m. on Saturday, January 28, 2023, in the chapel of Harris Funeral Home in Madisonville with Pastor Kenneth Blevins officiating. Burial to follow at Odd Fellows Cemetery in Madisonville.

A visitation will be held from 11 a.m. until the funeral hour Saturday at the funeral home.

In lieu of flowers memorial contributions may be made in Ruth's memory to https://www.alz.org/