Ruth Andrews

Ruth Savedge Andrews, 77, of Surry went home to be with the Lord on Sunday, October 10, 2010 after a long and courageous battle with cancer. Mrs. Andrews was a loving wife and devoted mother, grandmother, and great grandmother. She was a faithful member of Surry United Methodist Church. Mrs. Andrews was preceded in death by her parents, Anslem Melville Savedge and Ruth Ellis Savedge; a son, William Cordie Andrews, III and her brothers, William Ellis Savedge, Arthur Melville Savedge, and George C. Savedge.
Mrs. Andrews is survived by her husband, William Cordie Andrews, Jr.; daughters, Cindy A. Price and husband, David of Waverly and Helen A. Panags of Elberon; grandchildren, Amy Edwards, Michael Price, Demetra Morgan, and James Panags; great grandchildren, Preston and Wyatt Edwards and a sister, Gladys S. Baker and husband, Thomas of Wilmington, NC.
The family will receive friends at the Purviance Chapel of J.T. Morriss & Son Funeral Home & Cremation Service in Wakefield on Tuesday, October 12, 2010 from 6 to 8 pm. A funeral service will be held at 11 am on Wednesday, October 13, 2010 at the funeral home with Rev. Ray Rowland officiating. Burial will follow at Oakwood Cemetery in Surry. The family would like to extend a special thanks for all of the care given to Ruth by all of her friends and especially to the Hospice House in Williamsburg. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Surry United Methodist Church, P.O. Box 118, Surry, VA 23883 or Hospice House of Williamsburg, 4445 Powhatan Parkway, Williamsburg, VA 23188. Condolences may be registered at www.jtmorriss.com .