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In Loving Memory of
Ruby Clarkson Hylton Ruby Clarkson Hylton of Pearisburg passed away on Tuesday,
May 26, 2009, at the age of 94. She
was the daughter of the late Oliver Marshall Clarkson and Pearl Hoke
Clarkson and was born in Laurel Branch, Monroe County, W.Va. on July 19,
1914. She was preceded in death
by her husband Joseph G Hylton, her twin brother Talbert N. Clarkson, her
brother F. Vernon Clarkson, and her sister Orean Clarkson Lipes.
She was educated in Monroe County public schools and attended
Marshall College, Huntington W.Va. and Concord College, Athens, W.Va. Before
moving to Giles County she taught school in Monroe County, West Virginia and
Allegheny and Craig County, Virginia. Her
last 20 years as an educator were spent teaching English, Social Studies,
and World Geography at Giles High School in Pearisburg.
She was a faithful member of the Pearisburg First United
Methodist Church and former president of the United Methodist Women of the
Church. She was a member of the
Pearisburg Woman’s Club, having served as president for two terms, a
charter member of Alpha Delta Kappa, a Teacher Sorority, and a member of the
United Daughters of the Confederacy.
She is survived by two sons and five grandchildren: Dr. Joseph Gordon
Hylton and wife Monica of Charlottesville, and Miles Talbert Hylton, an
attorney in Roanoke; grandchildren Jessica Hylton of Salem, and Veronica,
Elizabeth, Caroline and Joseph Gordon Hylton III of Charlottesville.
She is also survived by five nieces and nephews: Jeanne Guthrie and
Rosemary Stamper of New Castle, Caroline Carpenter and Schuyler Clarkson of
Staunton, and Donna Odom of Richmond.
The funeral will be held at First United Methodist Church in
Pearisburg at 2 p.m., on Friday, May 29.
The service will be conducted by Rev. Ronnie Mutter and the Rev.
Brad Scott. Visitation
will be held at Givens Funeral Home in Pearisburg from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. on
Thursday. The family will also
meet with friends at the church one hour prior to the services.
Burial will follow in Birchlawn Burial Park in Pearisburg.
Online condolences can be sent to the family at givensfuneralhome.com.
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