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1919
Ruth
2013
Ruth Rees Edwards
Jun 27, 1919 — Mar 25, 2013
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Ruth Rees Edwards, 93, formerly of Clarks Green and Clarks Summit, died Monday evening in Myerstown, PA. She was the widow of Edward M. Edwards who died in 2001.
Born in Scranton, she was the daughter of the late William and Jennie Johns Rees. She graduated from Scranton Tech HS and Lackawanna Business College, and was an active member of Clarks Green United Methodist Church.
Ruth was active in the church choir and several women's groups. She was also a long time member of PEO. Her leisure activities included gardening, music, travel and many family activities.
Surviving are three sons, Lawrence R , Germantown MD, Keith M., Stewartstown PA, William E and wife Andrea, Bayport, NY; a sister, Catherine Reese; a brother, William Rees; five grandchildren and four great grandchildren.
A funeral service will be held Friday at noon at the Clarks Green United Methodist Church, 119 Glenburn Rd., Clarks Green, with services by Rev. Brent Stouffer, pastor. Interment will follow in Dunmore Cemetery, Dunmore, PA.
Friends may call on Thursday from 5 to 7 pm at the Lawrence E. Young Funeral Home & Cremation Svc., 418 South State St., Clarks Summit.
In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to the Clarks Green Methodist Church.
Born in Scranton, she was the daughter of the late William and Jennie Johns Rees. She graduated from Scranton Tech HS and Lackawanna Business College, and was an active member of Clarks Green United Methodist Church.
Ruth was active in the church choir and several women's groups. She was also a long time member of PEO. Her leisure activities included gardening, music, travel and many family activities.
Surviving are three sons, Lawrence R , Germantown MD, Keith M., Stewartstown PA, William E and wife Andrea, Bayport, NY; a sister, Catherine Reese; a brother, William Rees; five grandchildren and four great grandchildren.
A funeral service will be held Friday at noon at the Clarks Green United Methodist Church, 119 Glenburn Rd., Clarks Green, with services by Rev. Brent Stouffer, pastor. Interment will follow in Dunmore Cemetery, Dunmore, PA.
Friends may call on Thursday from 5 to 7 pm at the Lawrence E. Young Funeral Home & Cremation Svc., 418 South State St., Clarks Summit.
In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to the Clarks Green Methodist Church.
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