Ruth Etta Minter

1916 - 2004  (88 years)

• Name	Ruth Etta Minter
  Birth	8 Jan 1916	White Oak, Guilford County, North Carolina, USA   [1]
  Gender	Female
  _UID	EECB9A2B5FDE48E0A620D168526A9573A62F
  Death	14 Jan 2004	Stanleytown, Henry County, Virginia, USA   [1]
  Burial	Roselawn Burial Park, Martinsville, Henry County, Virginia, USA   [1]
  Notes	From findagrave.com, Dec 2014: The funeral for Ruth Minter Gibbs Boswell, 88, of 1345 Reed Creek Drive, Bassett, who died Jan. 14, 2004, at the Stanleytown Health Care Center, will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday at Fort Trial Christian Church. Minister Marshall McCrickard will officiate. Burial will follow in Roselawn Burial Park. The family will receive friends at Fort Trial Christian Church from 6:30-8 p.m. today. She was born Jan. 8, 1916, in White Oak, N.C., to L. Moses Minter and Maggie Kasey Minter, both deceased. She also was preceded in death by her husband, Hubert A. Boswell, who died March 13, 1997; a sister, Adna M. Thomasson; and four brothers, Luther W. Minter, Willard Clifford Minter, George Blanton Minter and William B. Minter. The last surviving charter member of Fort Trial Christian Church, she had served in a number of capacities in the church, including serving on the church board, teaching Sunday school and as a member of the Christian Women?s Fellowship. Surviving are three daughters, Madeline G. Philpott of Mooresville, N.C., Judy B. Seidle of Stanleytown and Gale B. Burgess of Midlothian; four sons, F. Douglas Gibbs of Bassett, Bobby G. Gibbs of Danville, Kenneth E. Gibbs of Bassett and Jack R. Gibbs of Ridgeway; five sisters, Foster M. Harris of Collinsville, Betty M. Scott of Kill Devil Hills, N.C., and Thelma M. Durham, Joann M. Jarrett and Carol M. Koger, all of Bassett; nine grandchildren; six great-grandchildren; and one great-great-granddaughter. Memorials may be made to Fort Trial Christian Church, 6356 Virginia Ave., Bassett, Va. 24055. Arrangements are by Collins Funeral Services, Bassett.
  Person ID	I4320	America
  Last Modified	26 Jan 2015

  
  

  Father	Luther Moses Minter,   b. 29 Jan 1893, Dyer's Store, Leatherwood Community, Henry County, Virginia, USA d. 16 Dec 1982, Martinsville Convalescent Center, Martinsville, Henry County, Virginia, USA (Age 89 years)
  Mother	Maggie Lee KASEY,   b. 4 Jul 1898, Virginia, USA d. 5 Jul 1971, Henry County, Virginia, USA (Age 73 years)
  Family ID	F615	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Earl GIBBS,   b. Abt 1913, Burlington, Alamance County, North Carolina, USA d. Yes, date unknown
  Marriage	26 May 1934	Henry County, Virginia, USA   [2]
  Children	1. Fred "Doug" GIBBS,   b. 21 Jan 1935, Henry County, Virginia, USA d. 22 Nov 2009, Martinsville, Henry County, Virginia, USA (Age 74 years)
  Family ID	F617	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	26 Jan 2015

  
  

  Family 2	Hubert A BOSWELL,   b. 14 Jun 1922, USA d. 13 Mar 1997, USA (Age 74 years)
  Family ID	F616	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	26 Jan 2015

  
  

• Sources

  [S66] findagrave.com, November 2014 and later. [S70] Virginia, Select Marriages, 1785-1940, Ancestry.com, Nov 2014 and later.