Ruth Henry

Ruth Ann Henry ABINGDON, Va. Ruth Ann Henry, age 71, a well-known resident of the Bethel Community, went to be with the Lord on Saturday, April 17, 2010, from Johnston Memorial Hospital. She was born in Washington County, Va, on April 9, 1939, a daughter of the late Raymond Cole Minton and Doris Aven Minton. She was a lifelong resident of Washington County, a graduate of Bethel High School and completed two years at Virginia Intermont College. She was a former employee of the Washington County ASCS Office, Iron Mountain Stone Ware, and was a receptionist for Abingdon Ear, Nose, and Throat. She was a member of Bethel Presbyterian Church. In addition to her parents, Ruth Ann was preceded in death by her father-In-Law and mother-in-law, William Ernest Henry and Mary Elizabeth Henry; and a nephew, Bill Smith. Survivors include her loving husband of 43 years, David Henry Sr. of Abingdon; two sons, Layton David Henry Jr. and wife Christine of Meadowview, Va., and William Raymond Henry and wife Sara of Meadowview; two sisters, June Smith of Winston- Salem, N.C., and Betty Jean Minton of Ruckersville, Va.; two grandchildren, Hannah Lee Henry and Layton David Henry III; and one nephew, Britton Smith. Funeral services for Ruth Ann Henry will be conducted at 11 a.m. Tuesday, April 20, 2010, at the Bethel Presbyterian Church with Mr. Alan Baldwin and Rev. Jerry A. Eggers officiating. Burial will follow in the Church Cemetery. The family will receive friends at the Frost Funeral Home on Monday, April 19, 2010, from 7 until 9 p.m. The family suggests that memorials may be in the form of contributions to Bethel Presbyterian Church, c/o Jean Dunham, 27363 Osceola Road, Abingdon, VA 24211; or to St. Jude Childrens Research Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38105-1942; or to a favorite charity. Frost Funeral Home of Abingdon is honored to serve the family of Ruth Ann Henry and online condolences can be submitted to her family at www.frostfuneralhome.com