1932
Ruth
2018
Ruth Stamper
March 23, 1932 — November 3, 2018
Ruth Stamper, 86, of Chillicothe, formerly of Portsmouth, OH, died 5:00 am, Saturday, November 3, 2018, at her home.
She was born March 23, 1932 in McDermott, OH to the late Theodore and Nellie Throckmorton Crabtree. On December 2, 1950 she married Edward Stamper, who died March 14, 1976. Survivors include four children, Stephanie (Roger) Ygbuhay, Albuquerque, NM, Cindy (Ron) Wicker, Wheelersburg, OH, Craig (Julia Lybrook-Stamper) Stamper, Cincinnati, OH, Juanita (Morgan) Peck, Chillicothe; eight grandchildren, Matthew (Kelly) Wicker, Eric (Jamee) Schrock, David Wicker, Theodore Ygbuhay, Michelle (Brad) Hagen, Katherine Ygbuhay, Eli Peck, and Edward Stamper; four great-grandchildren, Holden and Beatrix Schrock and Amelia and Scarlett Hagen; and four siblings, Carl and Homer Crabtree, Winona Craycraft and Linda Deemer. She was preceded in death by eight siblings, James, Bernard, Frieda, Raymond, and Cecil Crabtree, Dorothy Brown, Phoebe Wagner and Helen Pertuset.
Ruth was a graduate of McDermott High School and attended the Portsmouth Interstate Business College. She administered WIC for Community Action Organization of Scioto County and was at one time, a clerk for Scioto County Auditor. Ruth was also a homemaker for many years, and a former Sunday School teacher at Franklin Avenue United Methodist Church.
Ruth had a flair for decorating, a robust sense of humor, and an independent cast of mind. A lover of song, she knew the lyrics to countless Pop and Jazz standards, including her favorite, "Stardust". Ruth cherished her flower garden and took copious notes on her voluminous gardening books, treasuring the warm weather when she could spend hours tending to her flowers, feeding the birds, and contemplating nature. A lover of literature, Ruth read every day. Among her favorites were To Kill A Mockingbird and The Grapes of Wrath . Competitive in word games, she enjoyed handily beating her son and eldest daughter in Words With Friends. Among the quotes she shared on social media was this one from Cicero: "If you have a garden and a library, you have everything you need."
Private graveside services will be held in Rushtown Cemetery, Rushtown, OH at the convenience of the family. Calling hours will not be observed. Memorial contributions may be made to the American Heart Association, or the donor's favorite non-profit entity in her honor.
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She was born March 23, 1932 in McDermott, OH to the late Theodore and Nellie Throckmorton Crabtree. On December 2, 1950 she married Edward Stamper, who died March 14, 1976. Survivors include four children, Stephanie (Roger) Ygbuhay, Albuquerque, NM, Cindy (Ron) Wicker, Wheelersburg, OH, Craig (Julia Lybrook-Stamper) Stamper, Cincinnati, OH, Juanita (Morgan) Peck, Chillicothe; eight grandchildren, Matthew (Kelly) Wicker, Eric (Jamee) Schrock, David Wicker, Theodore Ygbuhay, Michelle (Brad) Hagen, Katherine Ygbuhay, Eli Peck, and Edward Stamper; four great-grandchildren, Holden and Beatrix Schrock and Amelia and Scarlett Hagen; and four siblings, Carl and Homer Crabtree, Winona Craycraft and Linda Deemer. She was preceded in death by eight siblings, James, Bernard, Frieda, Raymond, and Cecil Crabtree, Dorothy Brown, Phoebe Wagner and Helen Pertuset.
Ruth was a graduate of McDermott High School and attended the Portsmouth Interstate Business College. She administered WIC for Community Action Organization of Scioto County and was at one time, a clerk for Scioto County Auditor. Ruth was also a homemaker for many years, and a former Sunday School teacher at Franklin Avenue United Methodist Church.
Ruth had a flair for decorating, a robust sense of humor, and an independent cast of mind. A lover of song, she knew the lyrics to countless Pop and Jazz standards, including her favorite, "Stardust". Ruth cherished her flower garden and took copious notes on her voluminous gardening books, treasuring the warm weather when she could spend hours tending to her flowers, feeding the birds, and contemplating nature. A lover of literature, Ruth read every day. Among her favorites were To Kill A Mockingbird and The Grapes of Wrath . Competitive in word games, she enjoyed handily beating her son and eldest daughter in Words With Friends. Among the quotes she shared on social media was this one from Cicero: "If you have a garden and a library, you have everything you need."
Private graveside services will be held in Rushtown Cemetery, Rushtown, OH at the convenience of the family. Calling hours will not be observed. Memorial contributions may be made to the American Heart Association, or the donor's favorite non-profit entity in her honor.
To send a flower arrangement or to plant trees in memory of
Ruth Virginia Stamper , please click here to visit our Sympathy Store .
To order memorial trees or send flowers to the family in memory of Ruth Stamper, please visit our flower store.
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