Ruth Eileen Gray
Ruth Eileen Gray, age 79 of Richwood died Sunday, October 17, 2010 at home. She was born January 19, 1931 in Union County to the late Vernon and Goldie (Stiffler) Wood.
She was a sergeant with ORW, retiring in 1994 after 30 years of service, a 1949 graduate of Richwood High School, member of St. Paul’s Lutheran Church, Prospect, Richwood Civic Center, and the ORW Retirement Group. She enjoyed gardening, cooking and baking and liked playing Bingo. More than anything, she loved her children and grandkids.
She is survived by three sons, Steve (Debbie) Gray, Richwood; Ronald (April) Gray, Sparta, Tennessee; Gordon (Amber) Gray, Jefferson City, Missouri;two daughters, Kathy Gray, Richwood; Deborah Fout, New Bloomington; two brothers, Lester “Bill” (Beth) Wood, Prospect; Charles Wood, Florida; a brother-in-law, E. Glenn Fields, Richwood; a sister-in-law, Dee Wood, Mt. Gilead; 7 grandchildren and 13 great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her former husband, Glenn Gray and her life companion, Clarence “Junior” Dillion; a son-in-law, Kevin Fout; a brother, Donald Wood; three sisters, Margaret Ann Haines; Mary Lou Ferguson and Thelma Louise Fields.
Funeral services will be Friday, October 22, 2010 at 11:00 AM in the Stofcheck-Ballinger Funeral Home, Richwood with Pastor Joe Rhea officiating. Burial will follow in Claibourne Cemetery. Friends may call from 4 to 7 PM on Thursday at the funeral home in Richwood.
Memorial gifts may be made to the Northern Union County Fire and EMS Assn., 602 N. Franklin St., Richwood, OH 43344
Condolences and remembrances may be expressed at www.stofcheck-ballinger.com
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