April 8, 86, Belfast
Ruth H. Cherry, 86, of Belfast passed away Wednesday, April 08, 2020 at the home of her daughter, Betty with her family at her side.
A visitation will be held Monday from 9:30 a.m. until 10:30 a.m. at Howell Funeral Home & Crematory with a graveside service to follow at 11 a.m. at Wayne Memorial Park in Dudley for family and close friends.
Mrs. Cherry was born in Greene County on November 25, 1933 to the late James Richard Hamm and Fannie Bunn Hamm. She was retired from Britthaven of Goldsboro after 49 years of nursing.
She is survived by one son, William “Bill” Jones (Jean Milleson) of Fremont; two daughters, Betty Levasseur (Bob) of Belfast and Karen Byrd of Wendell; four grandchildren, Leslie Redwine (David) of Georgia, Tommy Grimes of Virginia, Jordan Byrd of Atlantic Beach and Christin Herring (Ben) of Clayton and her six great-grandchildren, Evangeline Grimes, Everette Herring, Hannah Crosby, Kaleb, Brodie and Maddie Redwine all of Baxley, Georgia.
In addition to her parents, Mrs. Cherry was preceded in death by her husband, Willard B. Cherry and a host of brothers and sisters and other relatives.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions in memory of Mrs. Cherry can be sent to 3HC, 2402 Wayne Memorial Drive, Goldsboro, North Carolina 27534.
The family is in the care of Howell Funeral Home & Crematory in Goldsboro.