1942
Janet
2009
Janet Southard
July 2, 1942 — February 1, 2009
Janet Ruth Southard (1942-2009)
Janet Ruth Southard, age 66, of Ashland, Ky., passed away surrounded by her loving family on Feb. 1, 2009, in Cornerstone Hospital in Huntington, W.Va. following a brief illness.
Mrs. Southard was born July 2, 1942, in Evansville, Ind., a daughter of the late Kenneth and Helen Holsapple Willis.
In addition, she was preceded in death by her husband, Gary Southard in 2003; and a son, Ronnie David Southard.
She taught math and Latin at Rose Hill Christian School and formerly taught at Booneville High School in Indiana and Boyd County High School. She was a member of First Baptist Church of Lloyd, Ky., and was loved very much by her grandchildren and her students and will be sadly missed.
Surviving are a daughter, Joyce Gambill and husband, Richard of Ashland; a brother, Kenneth Wayne Willis and wife, Carol of Lynchburg, Va.; grandchildren, Scott and Kaylyn Gambill; a niece, Kim Ewers and two nephews, Kelley and Kirk Willis.
The funeral will be at 1 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 5, 2009 at Steen Funeral Home-13th Street Chapel in Ashland by Pastor Jim Yates and Dr. Ronnie Mayes. Burial will be in Rose Hill Burial Park in Ashland.
Friends may call from 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 4, 2009 at the funeral home.
Friends may make contributions to Rose Hill Christian School, 1001 Winslow Road, Ashland, KY 41102.
Online condolences may be made to www.steenfuneralhomes.com.
Janet Ruth Southard, age 66, of Ashland, Ky., passed away surrounded by her loving family on Feb. 1, 2009, in Cornerstone Hospital in Huntington, W.Va. following a brief illness.
Mrs. Southard was born July 2, 1942, in Evansville, Ind., a daughter of the late Kenneth and Helen Holsapple Willis.
In addition, she was preceded in death by her husband, Gary Southard in 2003; and a son, Ronnie David Southard.
She taught math and Latin at Rose Hill Christian School and formerly taught at Booneville High School in Indiana and Boyd County High School. She was a member of First Baptist Church of Lloyd, Ky., and was loved very much by her grandchildren and her students and will be sadly missed.
Surviving are a daughter, Joyce Gambill and husband, Richard of Ashland; a brother, Kenneth Wayne Willis and wife, Carol of Lynchburg, Va.; grandchildren, Scott and Kaylyn Gambill; a niece, Kim Ewers and two nephews, Kelley and Kirk Willis.
The funeral will be at 1 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 5, 2009 at Steen Funeral Home-13th Street Chapel in Ashland by Pastor Jim Yates and Dr. Ronnie Mayes. Burial will be in Rose Hill Burial Park in Ashland.
Friends may call from 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 4, 2009 at the funeral home.
Friends may make contributions to Rose Hill Christian School, 1001 Winslow Road, Ashland, KY 41102.
Online condolences may be made to www.steenfuneralhomes.com.
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