Mrs. Jewell Ruth Strode, age 94, of Murfreesboro, TN passed away Saturday, December 1, 2018. She was a loving mother, grandmother, and friend to so many. Jewell moved to Tennessee 40 years ago with her husband after he retired from the United States Postal Service. They both were from Maysville, KY.

Mrs. Strode is survived by her daughter, Cheri Strode Claybrooke; son, Clarence Wilson Strode, Jr. and his wife Ann all of Murfreesboro; grandchildren, Amy Claybrooke Vinson and her husband Jim of Milton, TN, Emily Claybrooke Jenkins and her husband David of Signal Mountain, TN, Megan Strode and Mary Beth Strode of Smyrna, TN; great-grandchildren, Luke and Cale Vinson, Harper and Hunter Jenkins, and Miles Strode; nephew, Frank Farris and his wife Anne of Louisville, KY; and two nieces, Debbie Calvert of Lexington, KY and Martha Watson and her husband Gayle of Maysville, KY. She was preceded in death by her husband, Clarence Wilson Strode, Sr.; parents, Hobert and Anna Colliver; sisters, Leota Farris and Nora Pearl Holland; and son-in-law, David Claybrooke.

Visitation with the family will be Saturday, December 8, 2018 from 10:00am until 11:30am at Knox and Brothers Funeral Home, 635 E 2nd St, Maysville, KY 41056. Funeral services will be held Saturday, December 8, 2018 at 11:30am at Knox and Brothers Funeral Home. Burial will take place in Maysville Cemetery.

Memorials may be made to First United Methodist Church Building Fund, 265 W Thompson Lane, Murfreesboro, TN 37129, Washington United Methodist Church, 1917 US-68, Old Washington, KY 41096, or Blackman United Methodist Church, 4380 Manson Pike, Murfreesboro, TN 37129.