Ruth Patterson Wall Alves

Ruth Patterson Wall Alves, of Roanoke, passed away Saturday, January 31, 2009. She was born January 30, 1935 to the late Ruth Newlin Patterson Wall and James Thomas Wall. She is survived by her daughters, Pamela S. Holt (Donald Hamm) and Patterson Lee Wells (Randy); granddaughters, Ashley Patterson Wells and Jillian Elizabeth Wells; brothers, James Thomas Wall (Sonia), Barry Lyman Wall (Mary); and many beloved nieces, nephews and dear friends. She is preceded in death by her parents and a brother, Patterson Wall. Ruth was born in Grosse Pointe Farms, Michigan, and attended the University of Kentucky. She was married in 1955 to Stanley Powell Alves, and they made their home in Lexington, Kentucky, later moving to Oxford, Ohio. In 1984, Ruth moved to St. Petersburg, Florida and worked as the assistant to the President of Bay Medical Corporation until her retirement in 2003. In 2004, Ruth relocated to Roanoke, Virginia and enjoyed traveling to Europe and Alaska, cooking, making candy, decorating, antiquing, reading and working as a volunteer at Carilion Roanoke Memorial Hospital. She had a special love for her cat, Sugar. Ruth is remembered by her family and friends as a strong, loyal and no nonsense friend who had a beautiful smile and a mischievous sense of humor. She will be dearly missed. Services will be at Oakey's South Chapel on Brambleton Avenue at 6 p.m. on Tuesday, February 3, 2009. The Rev. Lisa Meyer will officiate. The family will receive friends at Oakey's South Chapel from 4 p.m. on Tuesday until service time at 6 p.m. Arrangements by Oakey's South Chapel, 540-989-3131.