Ruth Elizabeth Edgison Edmiston

Mrs. Ruth Elizabeth Edgison Edmiston, 88, passed away Thursday, December 17, 2020, at Transitional Health Services in Kannapolis.

A graveside service is scheduled for 2:00 pm Sunday, December 20, 2020, at Mt. Mitchell United Methodist Church Cemetery. Rev. Joel G. Locklear will officiate. Interment will follow.

Mrs. Edmiston was born September 17, 1932 in Concord. She was a daughter of Marie Edgison. She was raised by her grandparents, Joe and Maude Edgison. She was a lifelong member of Mt. Mitchell United Methodist Church. She was a graduate of Winecoff High School, where she was a lettergirl. She was a big NASCAR fan, and enjoyed watching TV.

She was preceded in death by husband, Robert Lewis Edmiston, Sr.

Mrs. Edmiston is survived by two sons, David Edmiston and wife Terry of N. Myrtle Beach, SC and Robert L. "Rocky" Edmiston, Jr. and wife Pattie of Kannapolis; five grandchildren; five great grandchildren; and three great-great grandchildren.

Memorials may be sent to Mt. Mitchell United Methodist Church, 6001 Old Salisbury Concord Road, Kannapolis, NC 28083.