Ruby Riddle Ponder

Mrs. Ruby Riddle Ponder, age 87 of Tucson, AZ and formerly of Mt. Vernon and Lexington, KY, died Wednesday, February 5, 2003 at the Tucson Medical Center. She was the widow of Caleb Ponder and had taught elementary education in the Lexington schools and later kindergarten at Sayre School. She moved to Tucson after Caleb's death in 1989. She was a devout Christian, and an active member, at various times, of Gardenside Christian Church and the Southside and North Lexington Churches of Christ in Lexington. When her son, John pioneered Christian Faith Center in Tucson, she became a member and was an active participant in ministering to the homeless even until age 87. She is survived by her only son, John; and daughter-in-law, Eva; her grandchildren, Jennifer, Anna, and Joel; a brother, Dr. John James Riddle and sister-in-law Martha of Los Angeles, CA; and several nieces and nephews, Kathy Johnson of Grand Canyon, AZ, Julie Milligan of Pomona, CA, Lucille Lynn Philpot of Atlanta, GA, and Mary Alice Graves of Indianapolis, IN, Bill Ponder of Phoenix, AZ, Juddie Donaldson of Versailles, KY, Jennifer Wolken of Danville, KY, Roy Ponder of Anchorage, KY, and Casey Carroll of Knoxville, TN. Graveside services will be conducted Friday, February 14, 2003 at 11:00 AM in the Elmwood Cemetery in Mt. Vernon. Friends may call at the Dowell & Martin Funeral Home Chapel in Mt. Vernon from 6:00 to 9:00 PM Thursday. Guest book at Legacy.com.