Adams County History & Genealogy



Adams County, Ohio Obituaries



Ruth W. Matthews



Ruth W. Matthews, 84, of Bluffton, formerly of Waverly, died Wednesday, Dec. 11, 2002, at the Mennonite Home in Bluffton. She was born in Tranquility on Oct. 31, 1918, the daughter of the late Lowell and Laura (Smith) Meddock. She was a retired self-employed seamstress; a member of the Waverly Chapter 99 OES, the Dogwood Quilters, the Waverly Garden Club and the Waverly Church of Christ. Survivors include two daughters, Barbara Ellen Grass and Martha Mary Robertson, both of Lima; two brothers, George (Ruth) Meddock of Bowersville and Ollie Meddock of Hillsboro; one sister, Beulah Rulon of Wilmington; four grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband, Franklin Harris Matthews, who died June 13, 1971; two brothers, Guy Meddock and Melvin Meddock; and one sister, Opal Hilderbran. Services were held Saturday, Dec. 14, at the Waverly Church of Christ with Rick Bradenbaugh officiating. Burial took place in the Evergreen Union Cemetery in Waverly. Arragements were made by the Boyer Funeral Home in Waverly.

SOURCE: The People's Defender, West Union OH; December 18, 2002


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