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Ruth <I>Cooper</I> Adams

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Ruth Cooper Adams

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6 Sep 2007 (aged 91)
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Parkersburg, Wood County, West Virginia, USA Add to Map
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Ruth C. Adams

Ruth C. Adams, 91, of Parkersburg, died Sept. 6, 2007, at the Marietta Memorial Hospital.

She was born Aug. 16, 1916, in Rockport, W.Va., a daughter of the late William H. and Ella M. Houck Cooper. She retired from First Federal Savings & Loan, was a member of the Parkersburg Woman?s Club and Christian Woman?s Association. She was also a member of St. Andrews United Methodist Church.

She is survived by her stepdaughter, Doreen Zinkus of Springfield, Va.; three stepgrandchildren, Matthew Zinkus of Atlanta, Ga., Jennifer Manning of Chicago, Ill., and Kimberly Lawson of Scottsdale, Ariz.; two great-nephews, Samuel Stephens of Madison, Ala., and Jeffrey Stephens of Denver, Colo.; and one great-great-niece, Laura Stephens of Madison, Ala.

In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Edward Adams; one brother, Carl J. Cooper; one sister, Buelah Stephens; and nephew, Earl C. Stephens.

Services will be 2 p.m. Sunday at the Leavitt Funeral Home, Parkersburg, with the Rev. Thomas D. McDowell and Pastor Jim Rushing officiating. Burial will follow at Mt. Olivet Cemetery. Visitation will be from 2-4 and 6-8 p.m. Saturday at the funeral home.

Memorial contributions may be made to Boys & Girls Club of Parkersburg, 1200 Mary Street, Parkersburg, WV 26101.

Source Citation: Newspaper: Parkersburg News, The/Sentinel; Publication Date: 7 Sep 2007; Publication Place: Parkersburg, West Virginia, United States
Ruth C. Adams

Ruth C. Adams, 91, of Parkersburg, died Sept. 6, 2007, at the Marietta Memorial Hospital.

She was born Aug. 16, 1916, in Rockport, W.Va., a daughter of the late William H. and Ella M. Houck Cooper. She retired from First Federal Savings & Loan, was a member of the Parkersburg Woman?s Club and Christian Woman?s Association. She was also a member of St. Andrews United Methodist Church.

She is survived by her stepdaughter, Doreen Zinkus of Springfield, Va.; three stepgrandchildren, Matthew Zinkus of Atlanta, Ga., Jennifer Manning of Chicago, Ill., and Kimberly Lawson of Scottsdale, Ariz.; two great-nephews, Samuel Stephens of Madison, Ala., and Jeffrey Stephens of Denver, Colo.; and one great-great-niece, Laura Stephens of Madison, Ala.

In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Edward Adams; one brother, Carl J. Cooper; one sister, Buelah Stephens; and nephew, Earl C. Stephens.

Services will be 2 p.m. Sunday at the Leavitt Funeral Home, Parkersburg, with the Rev. Thomas D. McDowell and Pastor Jim Rushing officiating. Burial will follow at Mt. Olivet Cemetery. Visitation will be from 2-4 and 6-8 p.m. Saturday at the funeral home.

Memorial contributions may be made to Boys & Girls Club of Parkersburg, 1200 Mary Street, Parkersburg, WV 26101.

Source Citation: Newspaper: Parkersburg News, The/Sentinel; Publication Date: 7 Sep 2007; Publication Place: Parkersburg, West Virginia, United States


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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/25100112/ruth-adams: accessed ), memorial page for Ruth Cooper Adams (16 Aug 1916–6 Sep 2007), Find a Grave Memorial ID 25100112, citing Mount Olivet Cemetery, Parkersburg, Wood County, West Virginia, USA; Maintained by Grave Yard Ghost (contributor 46520412).