Ruth Wardlaw-Longtime Grayton Beach resident/owner passed away today

[stantheman]

Ruth was a wonderful lady. Her husband Bill passed away a few years back. She has 3 children- Ellen, Beverly, and William. I wanted to post this because many of the people who were here, or visited here in the 1950's through the 1990's will have many fond memories of Ruth. I don't know all the details yet, but I think there is going to be a service for her in Pt. Washington this weekend. I know many of the oldtimers can remember sitting on her porch in Grayton, with her telling many funny stories and jokes. I will miss her.

 

[Kurt]

Thanks for letting us know.

 

[DBOldford]

Thanks for letting us know of Mrs. Wardlaw's passing. She was a very nice lady, with a nice family. I remember the children well. Little Ellen was the girl that every boy in the County had a mad crush on. She looked like a younger version of her equally attractive cousin, Tyrene. They had a nice family history in South Walton.

 

[JC]

Ruth was a wonderful lady. Her husband Bill passed away a few years back. She has 3 children- Ellen, Beverly, and William. I wanted to post this because many of the people who were here, or visited here in the 1950's through the 1990's will have many fond memories of Ruth. I don't know all the details yet, but I think there is going to be a service for her in Pt. Washington this weekend. I know many of the oldtimers can remember sitting on her porch in Grayton, with her telling many funny stories and jokes. I will miss her.

Please post any information about a service for her in Pt. Washington this weekend as soon as possible.

 

[steele mama]

Oh yes, I grew up with the Wardlaw kids at Grayton. We were all over the place! In recent years, #4 met her grandaughter twins from Gwinnett County and hung out. So sad to hear of Ruth's passing. Lot's of memories there.

 

[ShallowsNole]

Please keep us updated...I remember Ruth and Mary B well ! When they would get together with Aunt Peggy and Aunt Ollie Sue, they were a hoot!

I saw in the Daily News where Mary B's husband Tom, who remarried after her death, passed away just a couple of weeks ago.

So many gone now...

 

[CJ]

The visitation is going to be at Clary funeral home in Defuniak Springs from 10am to noon on Friday. The grave side service will be at Magnolia cemetary at 1pm.

 

[Sally]

Ruth Kennedy Wardlaw, 79, of Lawrenceville, Ga., and formally of Columbus, Ohio, died Wednesday at the Gwinnett Medical Center.
Mrs. Wardlaw was born Aug. 12, 1926, the daughter of the late John J. Kennedy and Alice Butler Kennedy. She was a school teacher most of her life and a graduate of Florida State University and Hannington College of Montgomery, Ala.
She was preceded in death by her husband, William M. Wardlaw, Sr.
Survivors include one son, William M. Wardlaw, Jr. of Atlanta, Ga.; two daughters; Ellen Blanton and Beverly Ruth Wardlaw both of Atlanta, Ga.; one brother, Willis Kennedy of Apalachicola, Fla.; three grandchildren, Toni Wardlaw, Katie Wardlaw, and Taylor Wardlaw all of Atlanta, Ga.; one great grandchild; Mackenzie Edgcombe of Atlanta, Ga.
In lieu of flowers, contributions can be may be made to Feed the Children, P.O. Box 36, Oklahoma City, OK 73101-0036
Graveside service was held Friday, Jan. 13, 2006 at Magnolia Cemetery