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In Loving Memory of
Ruth Lipes JohnstonJOHNSTON, RUTH LIPES, 95 of Pearisburg, VA, formerly of Bluefield, VA, passed away Monday, March 21, 2005 at Riverview Nursing Home in Rich Creek, VA. Mrs. Johnston was born on May 20, 1909 and was a daughter of the late Thurston S. and Agnes Shell Lipes. Besides her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Herbert S. Johnston. Mrs. Johnston was a faithful member of the Pearisburg Presbyterian Church and was formerly an active member of the Fincastle Presbyterian Church in Bluefield, VA. She was a graduate of Bluefield College and a sports and music enthusiast. She is survived by one son, Herbert S. (Buddy) Johnston and wife Janet of Claytor Lake, VA, one daughter, Judy Johnston Carter and her husband, Ray of Pearisburg and two grandchildren, Christine Johnston Jensen and her husband Skip of Williamsburg, VA, and Scott Johnston of McLean, VA, and one great granddaughter, Skylar Jensen, two step-grandchildren, Ken Carter and Audi Carter Texeria both of Greenville, SC. Funeral services will be conducted Thursday, March 24, 2005 at the 11:00 am at the Pearisburg Presbyterian Church with the Rev. David Snider and Dr. Gina Rhea officiating. Burial will follow in the Monte Vista Park Cemetery in Princeton, WV at 2:00 pm. The family will receive friends Wednesday evening from 6 – 8 at the Givens Funeral Home in Pearisburg. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to the Pearisburg Presbyterian Church Memorial Fund at 114 Easley St. Pearisburg, VA 24134 and/or First Christian Church Trustees Scholarship Fund, 400 Tyler Ave, Radford, VA 24141. If you would like to send your condolences to the family via Givens Funeral Home, simply sign the Memorial Guestbook by clicking the link. Your condolences will be printed out and given to the family. |
