Ruth Lois Cundiff , 88 of Mt. Carmel was welcomed into the arms of Jesus on Friday January 10, 2025 at her home.

Ruth was born in Morristown, TN to the late Harold Jamison Davis and Elizabeth Sarah Thomas Davis. Along with her parents, she is also preceded in death by her sisters, Grace Elizabeth Davis Anderson and Mary Sue Davis Fisher.

Ruth was a member of the Kentucky Mountain Holiness Association and she attended the Five Mile Community Church. She was a teacher at the Mount Carmel High School for 43 years.

Ruth was a loving, faithful spouse and partner to her dear husband, Robert. Her optimism and faith were as constant as her deep love for her family. She was well known for sharing her love of reading and singing. Her many students can testify to her appreciation for English literature, poetry and plays. She and Robert spent many hours together preparing for and practicing plays with the classes they sponsored. She enjoyed singing with her sisters and in school and community choirs. Ruth delighted in cooking special meals and treats for her family and friends and the students in her care. Her daughters remember well the pizzas and cakes that were for her dorm boys. Her apple pies were always enjoyed by her family members!

She is survived by her husband of 65 years, Rev. Robert Glen Cundiff; her daughters, Cheryl Cundiff Crane (Bill), Debbie Cundiff Merrill (Matt), Kathy Cundiff Hazle (Steve): her sister, Kathryn Davis Bowden (David); her brother-in-law, Samuel Fisher; her grandchildren, Sarah Klimkowski (David), James Merrill (Rebecca), Joshua Hazle, Jamison Hazle; her great grandson, James Klimkowski; her nephews and nieces, Nathan Fisher (Sunny), Melanie Harris (Michael), Charla Schwartz (Chuck).

Visitation for Ruth will be held Thursday, January 16, 2025 at the Breathitt Funeral Home from 6:00 - 9:00 PM. Visitation Friday, January 17, at the McConnell Auditorium, Mt. Carmel at 1:00 PM and her Funeral service will begin there at 2:00 PM with Rev. Tom Lorimer officiating. Burial will follow in the Lawson Cemetery at Mt. Carmel.

Serving as pallbearers will be Steve Hazle, Joshua Hazle, Jamison Hazle, James Merrill, Michael Harris, David Klimkowski.