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Ruth Sims

1928 - 2017

BORN

1928

DIED

2017

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Woodlawn Funeral Home - Mount Holly

375 Woodlawn Avenue

Mount Holly, North Carolina

Ruth Sims Obituary

CHARLOTTE - Ruth Lea Porterfield Arnold Sims peacefully passed away Monday July 24, 2017, at her home in Charlotte after a two year battle with cancer.

Visitation with the family will be at Atria Merrywood, 3600 Park Road, on July 29, 2017 from 3 to 4 p.m.

The family will hold a private service later.

Woodlawn Funeral Home of Mount Holly is serving the family.

Condolence messages for the family may be sent to woodlawnfuneral.org.

To plant trees in memory, please visit the Sympathy Store.

Published by Gaston Gazette on Jul. 27, 2017.

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We are sorry for your loss. May God's love carry you through this period of sorrow. John 3:16.

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Atria Merrywood

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