Ruth Crowe Skelton

SKELTON, Ruth Crowe, 67, of Mechanicsville, lost her courageous battle with cancer on September 14, 2009. She recently retired from Media General Inc., after 48 years of service. She is survived by her husband, John M.; son, Brian T. Johnson and wife, Debbie; grandchildren, Zachary and Kelsey; father, Alvin Roy Crowe; sisters, Catherine Williams, Barbara Ann Scott and husband, Bladen, Evelyn Cheek and husband, Edward, and Mary Hazelwood; her special longtime friend, Pattie Jennings; nieces, nephews and numerous and devoted friends. The family will receive friends Wednesday, 6 to 8 p.m. at the Mechanicsville Chapel of Bennett Funeral Home, 8014 Lee-Davis Road. Graveside services will be held Thursday at 11 a.m. at Smyrna Christian Church Cemetery, 3655 Powcan Rd., Bruington, Va. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Virginia Cancer Institute, 8201 Atlee Road, Mechanicsville, 23116, or East Hanover Rescue Squad, P.O. 454, Mechanicsville, 23111.
This obituary was originally published in the Richmond Times-Dispatch.