St. Petersburg, FL - Ruth L. "Faye" Ray Kent, 78, died Tuesday, December 1, 2009, at Hospice House Woodside. Born in Cherokee County, Alabama, she came here in 1954 from Gadsden. Ruth worked for GTE for 30 years. She was a member of First Presbyterian Church and The Independent Telephone Pioneer's. She is survived by her husband of 55 years, McNeil Kent; a son, Keith W., and a daughter, Karen Wetmore; sisters, Martha R. Hubbard, Grace Horn, and a brother, Olen Ray. A Memorial Service will be at 1:30 p.m. on Saturday, December 5, 2009, at First Presbyterian Church, 701-Beach Drive N.E. In lieu of flowers, the family prefers donations to First Presbyterian Church (Music Fund) or Suncoast Hospice. Anderson-McQueen Funeral Home Tyrone Chapel (727) 347-6636