Ruth Rice Irwin, 86, of Glen Alpine Community died 9:30 pm Monday, March 4.<\/p>\n
She was a member of Andersonville Methodist Church, a resident of Knox, Union and Anderson counties and a descendent of some of the region’s oldest pioneer families.<\/p>\n
She was preceded in death by her husband, Glenn G. Irwin, and her parents, Marcellus Moss Rice and Ibbie Jane Weaver Rice.<\/p>\n
Survivors are sons, David R. Irwin and wife, Carolyn Irwin, John Rice Irwin and wife Elizabeth Irwin, all of Glen Alpine community; grandchildren, Karen I Erickson, Elaine I Meyer and husband, Ed Meyer, Ann I Buhl and husband, Joe Buhl, and Rob Irwin and wife Sharon Irwin; great-grandchildren, Lindsey, John and Will Meyer; sister, Ruby Rice Little and husband Dr. Elbert L Little, of Arlington, Va.; sisters-in-law, Mrs. Morrell Irwin and Mrs. Roger Irwin of Andersonville; many cousins and special friends, Judy Alley Goins and Charline Seiber.<\/p>\n
Family received friends 7-8:30 pm Wednesday, March 6, in Holley Gamble Funeral Home, Clinton. An 8:30 pm service followed with the Rev. George Buchanan and Rev. Kenneth Abbott officiating. Interment will be 10:30 am Thursday, march 7, in Norris Memorial Gardens.<\/p>\n
Clinton Courier News, <\/em>6 March 1996.<\/p>\n [Courtesy of Brenda Foster]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"