RUTH ESTELLE DACUS, 94, of Gilbertsville, KY, passed away at 12:10AM Thursday, March 3, 2016 at the Ray & Kay Eckstein Hospice Care Center.
Ruth was the was the executive secretary for the engineering department at Air Products for 38 years. She was a member of the Briensburg United Methodist Church.
She is survived by two daughters, Jacqueline McCracken of Farmington, KY and Pamela Mathis and husband Mitch of Gilbertsville, KY; one son, Douglas Hillyer and wife Linda of Lakeside Park, KY; a step-son, Harold Dacus and his wife Frances of Gilbertsville, KY; a step-daughter, Patricia Smith and her husband Samuel of Anchorage, AK; eleven grandchildren, Jerusha Marshall, Bethany Short, Krista Donald, Marissa Turner, Ronnie Sabado, Rebecca Dunn, Heather Ross, Melanie Mathias, William Douglas Hillyer, Jr., Patrick Brisbaine and Kimberly Emberton; nineteen great grandchildren; and one sister, Elsie Parker and husband Bailey of Paducah, KY.
Ruth was preceded in death by her husband, Harold L. Dacus; and two sisters, Evelyn Little and Patsy Ann Gardner. Her parents were William Thomas Gardner and Ruby Mae Dunaway Gardner.
Funeral services will be at 11:00AM on Tuesday, March 8, 2016 at Pathway Baptist Church in Calvert City, Kentucky. Pastor Mike Donald and Rev. Bill Lawson will officiate and burial will follow in the Maplelawn Park Cemetery. The family will receive friends after 4:00PM Monday, March 7, 2016 at Pathway Baptist Church and from 9:00AM until the funeral hour on Tuesday at the church. Filbeck-Cann & King Funeral Home is in charge of all arrangements.
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