Ruth Keenum (Ledford)

Cochran Funeral Home of Blairsville announces funeral services for Mrs. Ruth Lucille Keenum, age 86, of Blairsville, who passed away on Sunday, March 24, 2013 in Union County Nursing Home in Blairsville.

Mrs. Keenum was born in Ranger, North Carolina, on July 31, 1926, a daughter of the late Joe Ledford and Mae McDonald Ledford. She was an LPN and had been employed with Union County Nursing Home. Mrs. Keenum was preceded in death by her husband, Robert.

Funeral services for Mrs. Ruth have been scheduled for Thursday, March 28, 2013, at 1:00 p.m., in the Chapel of Cochran Funeral Home in Blairsville. Visitation will be at the funeral home on Thursday, March 28th, beginning at 11 am. and lasting until the hour of the service. Burial will be in Friendship Baptist Church Cemetery in Hiwassee Dam, North Carolina.

Arrangements have been entrusted to the care of Cochran Funeral Home of Blairsville. Please share your condolences with the family on our website, www.cochranfuneralhomes.com.