Ruth Knight1

F, #15714, b. Oct 12, 1912, d. Sep 19, 1995
Pedigree
Father*Roger Vandeventer Knight1 b. Jun 18, 1885, d. Mar 7, 1947
Mother*Mary Layne Gwaltney1 b. Feb 21, 1890, d. Feb 12, 1919

Family

Paul Hugh Rice Sr. b. Nov 22, 1912, d. Jul 10, 1992
Child

Chronological Events

Birth*Oct 12, 1912 Ruth Knight was born on Oct 12, 1912 at Gates County, North Carolina, United States.1 
 She was the daughter of Roger Vandeventer Knight and Mary Layne Gwaltney.1 
Marriage*Feb 25, 1934 Ruth Knight married Paul Hugh Rice Sr., son of Hugh Latimer Rice and Annie Louise Byrum, on Feb 25, 1934.1 
Death*Sep 19, 1995 Ruth Knight died on Sep 19, 1995, at age 82 at Sunbury, Gates County, North Carolina, United States, at home.1 
ObituarySep 21, 1995  OBITUARY: Ruth Knight Rice, 82, of Route 1, died Tuesday, Sept. 19, 1995, in her home.
Mrs. Rice was born in Gates County. The daughter of the late Roger V. Sr. and Mrs. Mary Gwaltney Knight, she was a homemaker. She was a member of Beulah Baptist Church and its Mary Magdalene Sunday School Class. She was the wife of the late Paul Hugh Rice Sr.
Surviving are two daughters, Kathryn R. Keen of Virginia Beach, and Mary Layne Johnson of Suffolk; three sisters, Elizabeth Raby and Virginia Blair, both of Portsmouth, and Janice Williams of Lake Jackson, Texas; two brothers, Leon Knight of Corapeake, N.C., and Roger Judson Knight of Virginia Beach; five grandchildren, William R. Keen IV, David L. Keen, Susan K. John, Robert E. Byrum, and Richard Byrum; and one great-grandchild, Mason Keen. She was preceded in death by a son, Paul Hugh Rice Jr.
The funeral will be conducted at 11 a.m. Saturday in Beulah Baptist Church by the Rev. Ron Parr. Burial will follow in Damascus Christian Church Cemetery, with Miller Funeral Home, Gatesville, in charge. Friends may join the family following the service in the social hall of Beulah Baptist Church and all other times at the residence. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests that memorial contributions be made to the Paul and Ruth Rice Memorial Scholarship Fund, Beulah Baptist Church, Sunbury, N.C. 27979.

Published in The Virginian-Pilot, Norfolk, VA, September 21, 1995, Pg. B7.2
 
Burial*Sep 22, 1995 She was buried on Sep 22, 1995 at Damascus Christian Church Cemetery, Sunbury, Gates County, North Carolina, United States, Find A Grave Memorial# 65539992.3

Citations

  1. [S862] Site - RootsWeb.com, online at http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com
  2. [S19] Obituary - Online, Newspaper or Funeral Home.
  3. [S58] Gravestones - Death Cert, Find-A-Grave, BillionGraves.