Annie Ruth Bledsoe, 56, of West Paducah died at 1:12 p.m. Saturday at Lourdes hospital.

She was of the Baptist faith and was formerly employed by Medco Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Paducah.

She is survived by her husband, Walter E. Bledsoe; two sons, Timothy Earl Bledsoe and Durrell Allen Bledsoe, both of Paducah; two grandchildren; four sisters, Maybell Martin of Hopkinsville, Ruth Ann McElrath of Union City, Tenn., Priscilla Martin of Tiptonville, Tenn., and Sara Bledsoe of Paducah; and four brothers, Robert Charles Martin of Lancaster, Calif., Michael Martin of Bossier City, La., Travis Thedford of San Diego, Calif., and Robert Huggins of Ridgely, Tenn.

She was preceded in death by one brother. Her parents were Robert Martin and Buelah Johnson Thedford.

Services will be at 1 p.m. Saturday at Mt. Sinai Missionary Baptist Church with the Revs. Edward Ballard and Earnest Hamilton officiating.

Burial will follow at Oak Grove Cemetery in Paducah.

Friends may call after 11 a.m. Saturday at the church.

Pettus-Rowland Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.