The Virginian-Pilot
                             THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT 
              Copyright (c) 1996, Landmark Communications, Inc.

DATE: Wednesday, May 8, 1996                 TAG: 9605080358
SECTION: LOCAL                    PAGE: B4   EDITION: FINAL 
DATELINE: VIRGINIA BEACH                     LENGTH: Short :   22 lines

RUTH W. WOODRUFF

Ruth Ward Woodruff, 75, parted this life Tuesday, May 7, 1996.

She was a native of Suffern, N.Y. Ruth was born June 8, 1920.

She is survived by a daughter, Bonnie Woodruff Crowder of Virginia Beach; two sons, Ward Wendell Woodruff and Curtiss Bushnell Woodruff Jr., both of Florida; sister, Beverly Ward Rose of New York; seven grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren; and a host of nieces, nephews, and other relatives and friends.

A graveside service will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday in Rosewood Memorial Park, Virginia Beach.

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