Ruby Dezarn Martin, age 71, passed away on Saturday, May 23, 2026, at AdventHealth Manchester. She was born on Wednesday, December 29, 1954, in Manchester, Kentucky, to William Dezarn Jr. and Bertha (Hollin) Dezarn. She worked for 47 years at AdventHealth Manchester and was a member of Beech Creek Church.
She left to mourn her passing her brother, Anthony Dezarn; her sister, Rose Harris; her nephews, Brad Harris, Kyle Dezarn, Philip Dezarn and wife Jennifer, and Kendrick Dezarn; her nieces, Shawna Frazier and husband Scott, Kait Dezarn, and Karissa Dezarn; her caretaker and friend, David Michael Bush; and her friend, Sherry Owens. Also surviving were seven great-nieces and great-nephews.
She was preceded in death by her husband, James Martin, and her parents, William Dezarn Jr. and Bertha (Hollin) Dezarn.
Funeral services for Ruby Dezarn Martin were conducted on Thursday, May 28, 2026, at 2:00 p.m. at the Rominger Funeral Home Chapel. Roger Webb, Keith Hensley, and David Michael Bush officiated. Burial followed in the Hounchell Bend Cemetery in the Hounchell Bend Community.
The family received friends and loved ones on Wednesday, May 27, 2026, from 6:00 p.m. until 9:00 p.m. at the Rominger Funeral Home Chapel.
Arrangements were entrusted to Rominger Funeral Home.
