Ruth Everhart

1919 - 2012

Ruth Everhart, 92, of Seymour passed away Saturday, Oct. 13, 2012, at Schneck Medical Center in Seymour.
Mrs. Everhart was a member of First United Methodist Church, where she served as a trustee member for three years and chairperson of trustees for three years. She served on the administrative board and as an assistant Sunday school teacher and Sunday school superintendent.
She helped start the Cub Scouts at First United Methodist Church and was the first den mother. She received the certificate of appreciation for Public Service of Merit in Scouting. She was past president of the American Legion Auxiliary.
She was well-known as a National Weather Service observer for 65 years. She received the John Companies Holm Award, National Centennial Award, Special Service Award, Edward H. Stoll Award, Special Recognition and Appreciation Award, Benjamin Franklin Award, the Thomas Jefferson Award (the highest award given by the National Weather Service) and the Helmut E. Landsberg Award for 60 years of service.
In August 2009, Ruth became a 50-year member of the Order of the Eastern Star, Chapter 134. She was a member of the National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution and a 50-year member of the D.A.R. Home and Country.
Born Dec. 29, 1919, in Switzerland County, she was the daughter of Bernard H. and Effie (Turner) Galbreath. She graduated from Rising Sun High School. On Feb. 3, 1940, she married Willard N. Everhart Jr., who preceded her in death on July 9, 2006.
Survivors include her sons, Willard N. (Mary) Everhart III and William G. (Robin) Everhart; grandchildren, Sarah Lynn (Zach) Everhart Kellermeier, Christopher M. Everhart, Blake W. Everhart and Rachael Everhart; great-grandchildren, Andrew Tyler Kellermeier and Sydney Ellen Marie Kellermeier; and four nieces, three nephews and their families.
She was preceded in death by her parents; husband; grandson, Benjamin G. Everhart; brother Ralph T. Galbreath; and sisters, Mary Gertrude Galbreath Potter and Edna Roberta Galbreath Rider.
Funeral services will be conducted at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at First United Methodist Church of Seymour, with the Rev. Sandy Cooper and the Rev. Steve Cherry officiating. There will be a special award presented by the Indiana Weather Observers Association in memory of Mrs. Everhart. Burial will take place at Riverview Cemetery.
Friends may call from 4 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at Voss Chapel, Seymour, and from 9 a.m. until time of service Wednesday at the church. There will be an Eastern Star service at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday.
Voss Funeral Service will accept memorials for First United Methodist Church, Central Christian Church or Trinity Pentecostal Chapel or the Ben Everhart Scholarship Fund.
A complete obituary may be viewed on the funeral home website at www.voss
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