Ruby Ellen Jude

    Ruby Ellen Jude, 65, of Burnwell, KY, passed away, on Wednesday, November 1, 2023.  Ruby was born October 6, 1958, in Williamson, WV, the daughter of the late Charley Gearles and Sarah Jane Chapman Gearles.  She was also preceded in death by her first husband, Sonny Lee Rayburn.  Ruby was a homemaker and dearly loved all of her family.  Survivors include her husband, Ed Jude; children, Joseph Lee Rayburn of VA, Jessica Sarah Griffith (Roy Allen) of Hickory, NC, Ashley Lea Rayburn, Sara Elizabeth White, and Easton Jake Jude all of Burnwell, KY; stepchildren, Aimee Jo Allen of Oceana, WV, Samantha Lynn Jude of Phelps, KY, and Timothy Edward Jude of Washington; her siblings, Ronnie Gearles, Cleopatra Lindsey, Elizabeth Gearles, Charles Gearles, and Joann Wolford; grandchildren, Sonny Allen Griffith, Ian Joseph Griffith, Nathaniel Edward Adams, Makayla Dawn Ball, Jodie Suzanne White, Eleina Faith Ball, Jessica Cho Ball, Willa Mae Allen, Cory Allen, August Timothy James White and another grandchild on the way.  She also leaves behind eleven great-grandchildren, another one on the way, and a host of other family and friends.  Visitation will be held after 6 PM on Friday, November 3rd, and Saturday, November 4th, at the Gospel Revelation Tabernacle Church, with special services both nights at 7 PM.  The funeral will follow on Sunday, November 5, 2023, beginning at  1 PM with Delbert McCoy and William H. Cornn officiating.  Burial will follow in the Jude Cemetery, Burnwell, KY.  R. E. Rogers Funeral Home of Belfry, KY, is serving the Jude family.  Online condolences at www.rerogersfh.com.