Born on January 31, 1946, in Casey County, Kentucky, she was a daughter of the late George Earl and Martha Taylor. Ruth was a homemaker. She enjoyed reading, doing puzzles and quilting. She was a member of Plano Baptist Church.
Ruth is survived by her husband, Billie Derringer, who she wed on March 12, 1966; two sons, Randy Derringer of Cloverdale, Indiana and Thomas Earl (and Jodey) Derringer of Clayton, Indiana; two grandchildren, Mike and Chris; and four great-grandchildren, Brooklynn, Cameron, Bo and Thomas. Other survivors include three sisters, Anna Norfleet of Somerset, Sue (and James T.) Derringer of Martinsville, Indiana and Wanda (and Roger) Price of Stanford; and two brothers, Bill Taylor and Joe (and Judy) Taylor, both of Casey County.
In addition to her parents, she is preceded in death by a brother, Jimmy Taylor.
The funeral service will be held at 2:00 P.M. on Thursday, November 15, 2018, at McKinney-Brown Funeral Home. Burial will follow in Caney Fork Cemetery.
The family will receive friends from 12:00 P.M. to 2:00 P.M. on Thursday, November 15, 2018, at McKinney-Brown Funeral Home.
Pallbearers will be Chris Derringer, Shawn Miller, Kyle Miller, Justin Miller, Dallan Gibson and Mike Derringer.
Arrangements are entrusted to McKinney-Brown Funeral Home. An online guestbook is available at www.mckinneybrown.com.