Helen Ruth Ann Kemp, age 74 of Lyles, TN passed away on Monday, November 4, 2019 in Dickson, TN. She was the daughter of the late Jess and Ella Beard and was born in Rockwood, TN. Mrs. Kemp was preceded in death by her parents and brother L.D. Beard. Ruth is survived by her sons John Sisco (Tina) and David Honeycutt; daughter Rebecca Meadows; sisters Linda Waufford (George), Violet Roberts and Wanda Faye Dennis; brother Jessie Beard. Service to celebrate Ruth’s life will be at Twelve Noon on the afternoon of Friday, November 8, 2019 at Hermitage Funeral Home. Family and friends will serve as pallbearers. Ruth loved to be outside and had a green thumb for anything that would grow. She will be missed greatly by family and friends. To leave thoughts or memories please visit www.hermitagefh.com. Friends are cordially invited to visitation from Four O’clock until Eight O’clock on the afternoon of Thursday, November 7, 2019 at Hermitage Funeral Home. A second visitation will follow two hours prior to the service.