Ruth (Joey) Kintigh, age 93, Kansas City, Missouri passed away December 23, 2017 at home. A Memorial Service will be held at 11:30am, January 5th, at Kingswood Senior Living Community, 10000 Wornall Road, Kansas City Missouri, 64114.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Kingswood Foundation Wesley Assistance Fund. https://www.kingswoodretirementliving.com/about-us/foundation/
Joey was born September 13, 1924 on a farm near Clyde, New York, the youngest of five children. She attended the University of Rochester for two years, majoring in music and graduating from its secretarial program in 1944. On August 31, 1946 she married John Kintigh, and they made their home in Kansas City. For most of their marriage, Joey and John lived in Prairie Village, moving to Kingswood in 2003. Through her remaining years, she was grateful to Kingswood’s staff for maintaining such a special place for older adults.
She was a member of the Broadway United Methodist Church where she was a soprano in the Chancel Choir for 64 years. As a member of the United Methodist Women, she served as District President. She was a member of the Board of Directors of Kingswood from1982 to 2003, when she was honored to become Director Emeritus. In 1991, she was named Volunteer of the Year by the Missouri Association of Homes for the Aging.
Friends meant a great deal to her. Next to her family, they were her greatest treasures. All miss her dearly. She felt blessed by loving sons and their families. She was preceded in death by her husband John and son Steven. She is survived by son Keith (Brenda Shears) of Santa Fe, New Mexico; granddaughter Tiffany Peña (Sergio) and great-granddaughter Samantha of Tempe, Arizona; daughter-in-law Monica Kintigh, granddaughter Kate Lovelady (Jason) and great grandchildren Elizabeth and Zachary of Ft. Worth, Texas.
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