Who are the parents of Ruth Hobson Maxwell. Thanks, SHERRY ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, November 01, 2008 9:02 AM Subject: [NCYADKIN] Obituary, Ruth Hobson Maxwell > This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. > > Author: RonCollins10 > Surnames: Hobson, Maxwell, Bowman > Classification: obituary > > Message Board URL: > > http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.northcarolina.counties.yadkin/3907/mb.ashx > > Message Board Post: > > RALEIGH - Ruth Hobson Maxwell passed away on Sunday, Oct. 19, 2008. Ruth > was born in Yadkin County, North Carolina on April 7, 1922. In recent > years, she was a resident of Springmoor Retirement Community where she had > many friends. Ruth met H.L. while working as a secretary at Noland Company > in Winston-Salem in 1949. Shortly thereafter, they were married. They > lived in Winston-Salem for 48 years. Both worked at Noland Company, Ruth > as a secretary, until retirement. They had two children, Wayne and Lisa. > Ruth and H.L. moved to Raleigh to Springmoor in 2002. H. L. passed away in > 2005. Ruth made friends wherever she went and was dearly loved by many. > She was like a mother to her children' s friends, most especially Ann and > Mary Louise Pearce who lost their mother when they were young. She was an > avid gardener, reader and bridge player, and loved animals, especially her > cat, Kirby. She was preceded in death by her parents and her siblings, > Lillian, Hazel and Pete. Surviving are ! > her son, Wayne Maxwell and wife Ardith of Mt. Airy; daughter Lisa Kane and > husband George of Raleigh; grandchildren, Ashley Maxwell, Hardy Maxwell > and Jennifer Maxwell; and great grandchildren, Taylor and Turner Bowman. A > funeral service for Mrs. Maxwell will be conducted at 11 a.m. on Thursday, > Oct. 23, at the Frank Vogler & Sons Reynolda Road Chapel with the Rev. Ty > Talton officiating. Interment will follow in Forsyth Memorial Park. The > family will receive friends on Wednesday from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Reynolda > Road Chapel. The family would like to express our most sincere gratitude > to the staffs of Rex Hospital and Springmoor Clinic and Health Center for > the compassion and excellent care they provided Ruth during her illness > and hospitalization. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to > Ardmore Baptist Church, 524 Irving Street N.W., Winston-Salem, NC 27103 or > Springmoor Endowment Fund. > > > Published in the Winston-Salem Journal on 10/22/2008 > > Important Note: > The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you > would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link > above and respond on the board. > > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >