Ruth R. Crowell

Ruth Ripley Shaw Crowell, age 95, went home to be with the Lord on Monday, April 1st, 2024. She passed peacefully at the Fairlawn Haven Nursing Home and was surrounded by her loving family. Ruth was a devoted sister, mother, grandmother and great grandmother. She was a member of the State Street United Methodist Church located in Bristol, VA. She enjoyed her church work such as helping with Meals on Wheels, being a Spring Garden Pre-School teacher, & visiting with the home-bound. She was also a volunteer for the Crisis Center, Community Bible Study Child-Care, and the Bristol VA Sr. Show Choir.

Ruth was a spiritual woman who loved the Lord and her family. She was known for seeing the good in every person she met and for remembering everyone’s name. She was also a great listener. She will be dearly missed and her contagious smile, witty personality, and gracious heart will forever be remembered.

Ruth was preceded in death by her parents John Eyre Shaw and Ruth Ripley Smith Shaw; brother, John Eyre Shaw III; sisters, Julie McCollough Chance, Jane Eyre Collins, and Virginia Sherwood; and son, William Gardner Crowell. She is survived by her son, Clifford (Connie) Crowell; daughter, Caroline (Rodney) Wyman; grandchildren Chelsea (Isaac) Jeffers, Ben Crowell, Andrew Wyman and Mackenzie Wyman; and great-grandchildren Malachi & Leilani Jeffers.

A local visitation for Ruth will take place on Friday, April 5th, 2024, at the Edgar-Grisier Funeral Home of Wauseon from 3:00pm to 6:00pm. Ruth’s burial will take place at The Valley Forge Memorial Gardens at 10am on Saturday June 22nd.  A memorial service will be held at the Washington Memorial Chapel at Valley Forge on Saturday June 22nd at 11:30am, 2000 Valley Forge Park Rd in King of Prussia, PA 19406. Those who so desire may make memorial donations in memory of Ruth to Fairlawn Haven Nursing Home or to the Bristol Emergency Food Pantry. Online condolences may be offered to the family at www.grisierfh.com. The Edgar-Grisier Funeral Home of Wauseon is honored to serve the Crowell family.

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