Ruth Ann Korzenborn

RUTH ANN GREEN KORZENBORN

(MRS. CHARLES LEE)

Ruth is the daughter of Thomas Jefferson Green and Ruth Wright Green, of Fort Mitchell KY. Ruth was married to Charles Lee Korzenborn for 62 years. They have two children, four grandchildren, and one great grandchild. Her hobby is teaching and assisting people with their genealogy.

Ruth joined Daughters of the American Revolution on April 19, 1982. As a member of the Rebecca Bryan Boone Chapter, Ruth served several terms as Regent, one term as Second Vice-Regent, Recording Secretary and Corresponding Secretary, plus many chairmanships. She was also an associate member of the Captain John Lillard Chapter. At the state level, she served as State Organizing Secretary, State Registrar and twice as Fifth District Director; State Membership, DAR Service for Veteran-Patients Chairman, DAR Service for Veterans-East Central Division Chairman and for eight years was the DAR VAVS Representative for Fort Thomas VA Nursing Home & Domiciliary. Ruth has assisted twenty-eight members with their papers for the Member-to member pin and many more before the program was started. A delegate to Continental Congress eight times, she has served on the President’s General Speaking Staff two terms. Ruth has taken the 2-day Volunteer Genealogist Training twice and the 4-day Genealogy Consultant Certification in Washington DC. Ruth was selected for the Kentucky State Outstanding VAVS DAR Member Award and went on to win the East-Central Division. She was selected as Outstanding Regent by the Juniors members; she served as Chaplain for the DAR State Regents Club; Historian of the KY DAR State Officers Club. She is a member of the DAR Kentucky Cameo Society. Ruth reorganized the Jemima Boone Calloway Society, Children of the American Revolution, serving as Senior President; has served as State Recording Secretary and State Registrar. Ruth received the Martha Washington Award from the Simon Kenton Chapter, Sons of the American Revolution in 2010.

Ruth joined National Society United States Daughters of 1812 in 1993, serving several terms as the Kentucky President State. Previously she served two terms as Chaplain State, as well as Chairman National Lineage and Historical Records. In March 2025, she was recognized as National Honorary Vice President.

A member of the National Society Daughters of the Union, 1861-1865; Ruth has served as Director General, Supplies and Membership, Chaplain General, as well as at the chapter level serving as President, Vice-President, and Treasurer.

Ruth was appointed to the Kentucky Board of Occupational Therapy in July 2006, the Board for the Kentucky Historical Society, the Bi-centennial Commission for the War of 1812, and served as Trustee for the Behringer-Crawford Museum.

She assisted with her husband’s many successful campaigns for Kenton County Sheriff and was the campaign Treasurer.

Ruth was preceded in death by Parents Thomas Jefferson Green and Ruth (Wright); Sister Susan Lee Green (Skinner) (James). She is survived by her husband of 62 years Charles Lee Korzenborn, Son Charles Jefferson Korzenborn (Denise), Daughter Rebecca Lee (Korzenborn) Agner (Carl), granddaughters Rachel Lynn Agner (Aaron) and India Danielle Korzenborn Collier (Matthew), grandsons Carl Jefferson Agner (Alexie) and Charles Nicholas Korzenborn, great-grandson Bruce Thorin Agner, and brother Robert Green (Pat).

Visitation will be held on Friday, June 27, 2025 at Northern Kentucky Baptist Church (Lakeside Park, KY) from 10:00 AM until the Funeral Service begins at 12 noon. Burial will follow at Highland Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions are suggested to DCCH Center for Children & Families (see link below or 75 Orphanage Rd. Fort Mitchell, KY 41017) and/or Redwood (see link below or 71 Orphanage Rd. Fort Mitchell, KY 41017).