Ruth V. Smothers

Ruth V. Smoth­ers, 83, of Galena passed away Thurs­day (May 31, 2012).

She was a lov­ing mother and grand­mother, a life­long mem­ber of St. Paul the Apos­tle Catholic Church and retired from Toledo Scales.

She is sur­vived by her chil­dren, Ken­neth (Deb­o­rah) Smoth­ers, Cather­ine (Gary) Law, Don­ald (Saun­dra) Smoth­ers, Teresa Cooperider and Joseph (Amy) Smoth­ers; 13 grand­chil­dren, 21 great-grandchildren; three great-great-grandchildren; sis­ter, Bar­bara Mor­ris; and many lov­ing nieces and nephews.

She was pre­ceded in death by her lov­ing hus­band, Freddy K. Smoth­ers; son-in-law Ed Cooperider, with whom she made her home; and two sis­ters and three broth­ers of the Busic, Mor­ris and VonVille fam­i­lies of Delaware and Franklin counties.

A church ser­vice only will be held at 11:30 a.m. Sat­ur­day, June 2, at St. Paul the Apos­tle Catholic Church, 313 N. State St., West­er­ville, with the Rev. David E. Gwin­ner as cel­e­brant. Inurn­ment will be held at a later date at Africa Cemetery.

In lieu of flow­ers, dona­tions may be made to The Kobacker House or Home­Reach Hos­pice of Delaware. Arrange­ments are by More­land Funeral Home, Westerville.

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