Whitesell-Somers Family Web Project - Person Sheet
Whitesell-Somers Family Web Project - Person Sheet
BirthOct 4, 1920, Danville City, Virginia269,470, Ruth Owen Gerringer
DeathFeb 5, 2017, Danville City, Virginia470, Ruth Owen Gerringer
BurialDanville Memorial Gardens, Riverside Drive Bus 58, Danville, Danville City, Virginia470, Ruth Owen Gerringer
FatherThelbert Flournoy OWENS (1891-1984)
MotherHattie CHATTIN (1892-1969)
Spouses
BirthJan 23, 1918, Pelham, Caswell County, North Carolina269
DeathApr 13, 1996, Caswell County, North Carolina161,269, Jul 18, 1960, Danville, Virginia
BurialDanville Memorial Gardens, Riverside Drive Bus 58, Danville, Danville City, Virginia470, Eli C Gerringer Jr.
FatherEli Craven GERRINGER Sr. (1884-1930)
MotherLillie Mae McGEE (1891-1966)
Obituary Online notes for Ruth OWENS
Ruth Owen Gerringer, 96, of Danville, passed away Feb. 05, 2017 at Danville Medical Center. Ruth was born in Danville, on October 4, 1920, daughter of Thelbert Flournoy Owen and Hattie Chatten Owen. She was married to the late E.C. Gerringer.
She worked alongside her husband at Merchants Delivery Moving & Storage Inc. She was a member of Moffett Memorial Baptist Church.
Survivors include a son, Stephen Phillip Gerringer; a daughter, Diane G. Collie (Jimmy); a brother, Norman Philip Owen; two grandsons. She was also predeceased by a daughter, Earlene G. Riddle: a grandson, Hugh Brantley Riddle, III: sisters, Hazel O. Shumate, Estelle O. Duncan, Margaret O. Bass, Thelma O. Dodson: brothers, Ralph F. Owen and Landon B. Owen.
Burial will be in Danville Memorial Gardens.
470, Ruth Owen Gerringer
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