Mary Ruth Sharp Hurd, 94, of Henderson, Kentucky, went to be with the Lord on Tuesday, August 1, 2023, at Redbanks Nursing Home.

She was born on June 20, 1929, in Henderson, Kentucky, to the late Alva and Sally Bryan Sharp.  Mary Ruth worked from the age of 18 until her retirement at the age of 65 at the former Ohio Valley National Bank where she held many positions and served as vice president.  She also worked as a bookkeeper for Pat Wilson's Beauty College where she retired a second time at the age of 85.  Mary Ruth had a pilot's license, real estate license, and insurance license.  She loved to travel all over the world including Kuwait, Amsterdam, Holland, Germany, Italy, and France.  Mary Ruth was a longtime member of Bellfield Baptist Church.

In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Wallace Hurd; one brother, Clarence Sharp; her sister-in-law and friend, Dorothy Sharp; one niece, Peggy Sharp; one nephew, Doug Sharp; one great-niece, Robin Schartzer; and her longtime friends, Tom and Joyce Hicks.

Survivors are nieces and nephews, including Carolyn Hendrickson and her husband, Bob, Jenny Schucker and her husband, Bob, Michael Sharp, and Jimmy Sharp and his wife, Melinda; multiple great-nieces and great-nephews, including Amy Cook, Amber Schreiber, Dorothy Bodur, Terri Sue Kensler, and Bobby Haynes; and special friends, Lynn, Melody, and Ruthie and their families.

Services will be at noon Monday, August 7, 2023, at Rudy-Rowland Funeral Home.  The Reverend David Tew will officiate.  Burial will be in Fairmont Cemetery.

Visitation will be from 10 a.m. until service time Monday at the funeral home.

Contributions may be made to Bellfield Baptist Church.

Online condolences may be made at www.rudyrowland.com.