Ada Ruth Huskey

Ada Ruth Huskey, age 94 of Knoxville, Tennessee passed away on April 13, 2023. She was preceded in death by her husband Carl Franklin Huskey. She is survived by her daughter Carla de Souza, her granddaughter Lorrie Larson and her husband Eugene, and her granddaughter Amy McKenna and her husband Michael. She is also survived by her great-grandchildren Christopher Larson and his wife Rachel, Amanda Larson, and Ashleigh McKenna. Her sister Anne Blair passed away days before Ada, leaving two surviving sisters, Alta Yarbrough and Almeta MeHaffey. Ada was a member of the Smithwood Baptist Church. She enjoyed tending to her flowers and had a talent for crocheting. She loved a good game of Scrabble and had an appetite for knowledge well into her later years. In lieu of flowers or planting a tree, donations for dementia research can be made in Ada’s honor to the Dementia Society of America at https://www.dementiasociety.org/donate