Judith Glenn Smith ‘Judy’ Harned of Russellville, 80., passed away Sunday, Jan. 5, 2020 at the Hospice of Southern Kentucky in Bowling Green. She was a Simpson County native, daughter of Henry Clay and Julia Reed Smith, who passed away in 1999 and 1984.
Judy is survived by her husband, Thomas Lanier ‘Tom’ Harned of Russellville; her son, Stephen Smith Harned of Danville, Va.; her daughter, Julia Kathleen Harned of Martinsville, Va.; her grandson, Thomas Stafford Hairfield of McDill Air Force Base in Tampa; and her brother, Reed Smith of Franklin.
Judy was a graduate of Franklin-Simpson High School and attended Murray State University and Western Kentucky University. She and Tom celebrated their 58th anniversary in 2019. She resided in Martinsville, Va. from 1967 until returning to southcentral Kentucky in 2008 to reside in Russellville. While in Virginia she was the founder of the Martinsville Jaycettes and the Martinsville Red Hats organizations. She worked at Tultex Corporation in personnel and payroll and was a self-employed rental property manager.
Judy was a lifelong bridge player, belonging to several bridge clubs in Virginia and Kentucky. She enjoyed interior decorating and received many compliments on her decorating skills. She loved flowers and was an active gardener. Judy was active in the Blue Ridge Quilting Guild and the Virginia Quilting Guild, hosting a Virginia state convention in Martinsville. She won several awards for her quilts.
She was a member of the Red Hats, the Logan County Homemakers Club and the United Methodist Temple in Russellville.
Funeral Services for Judy Harned will be conducted at 1 p.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 8, at the United Methodist Temple with Rev. Wayne Sayre officiating with burial to follow in Woodburn Cemetery. Visitation at the church will be held Wednesday, beginning at 10 a.m. and lasting until the time of the service at 1:00 pm.
Summers and Son Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements.