Ruth Sloop Walter's Obituary
Mrs. Ruth Sloop Walter, 84, of Salisbury, died Friday, June 11, 2010 at The Lutheran Home at Trinity Oaks, Salisbury.
Funeral services will be conducted at 11 a.m. Monday, June 14, 2010 at Mt. Mitchell United Methodist Church, Kannapolis. The Rev. Robert Silber and the Rev. Marion Fulk will officiate. Interment will follow in the church cemetery. The body will be placed in the church 30 minutes prior to the service.
The family will receive friends from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Sunday, June 13, 2010 at Lady's Funeral Home.
Born May 26, 1926 in Cabarrus County, she was the daughter of the late William Alexander Sloop and Minnie Eva Baity Sloop. She retired from Plant No. 1 of Fieldcrest-Cannon Mills. Mrs. Walter was a member of Mt. Mitchell United Methodist Church, where she worked in the nursery for almost 50 years. She was also a member of the Salisbury-Rowan Quilter's Guild.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, George Welburn Walter, Jr.
Survivors include a son, Larry Walter and wife Linda of Charlotte; two daughters, Delores Strickland and husband Rick of Kannapolis, Nancy LeQuire and husband Jerry of Salisbury; a sister, Mary Bowden of Kannapolis; two brothers, Paul Sloop and wife Betty of Kernersville, Floyd Sloop and wife Emma of China Grove; six grandchildren, Angela Stanley and husband Jared, Mark Eagle, Laura Post and husband Don, Bethany Strickland, Kendra Walter and Caitlin Charles and husband Kevin; and two great-grandchildren, Jacob Stanley and Ian Stanley.
Memorials may be sent to Mt. Mitchell United Methodist Church, 6001 Old Salisbury-Concord Road, Kannapolis, NC 28083.
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