Garnette Marie Jude, age 79, of Lexington, Kentucky, went home to be with the Lord, Monday, January 12, 2026, at Three Rivers Healthcare in Cincinnati, Ohio.
She was born November 15, 1946, in Welch, West Virginia, and grew up in the coal-mining town of Number #2 Yukon, West Virginia. She was the daughter of the late Theodore and Nina Jude of Olive Hill, Kentucky. She is survived by her sister, Barbara Liguori, Prospect Heights, IL, and three brothers, TR Jude, and his late wife, Hazel, of Paris, Kentucky; Edsel (Monica) Jude; and Lowell (Sandy) Jude, Winchester, Kentucky.
Garnette was a proud aunt and lavished attention generously to her seven nephews, Lou, Vincent, Bob, John, David, Roy Kenneth, and Joshua.
A graduate of Big Creek High School in War, West Virginia, Garnette went on to be a transcriptionist and administrative assistant in Chicago, Illinois and worked in several capacities, including a career at The Chicago Tribune. She worked in various administrative roles and professional capacities across Chicago and in Lexington, including Central Baptist Hospital. She later graduated from Midway College and was a substitute teacher in the Fayette County School District for eleven years.
Garnette was an avid reader a writer, and a participant in various choirs. She loved spending time with her friends.
Garnette was a Christian and a member that attended the St. Luke’s Methodist Church where she previously worked as a tutor for the after-school program.
A private graveside service will be observed.
