1920
Ruth
2003
Ruth Bradley Mcilwain
November 2, 1920 — May 28, 2003
Ruth Bradley McIlwain
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Mrs. Ruth Bradley McIlwain, 82, of 30261 Deercroft Drive, Deercroft died Wednesday May 28 at her home.
She is survived by her husband of 52 years, William C. McIlwain, Jr.; two sons, Hon. William C. McIlwain, III and wife, Sherry of Wagram, and James Bradley McIlwain and wife, Rhonda of Winston Salem; one daughter, Rev. Nancy McIlwain Morris and, husband Phillip of Roanoke, VA; two sisters, Frances Bradley and Hazel Bradley of Forest City, NC, and one brother, James Bradley of Lancaster, SC, and seven grandchildren.
Born November 2, 1920 in Rutherford County, she was a daughter of the late William Sidney and Nancy Eunice Davidson Bradley. Ruth graduated from Cool Springs High School in 1938, and from Presbyterian Hospital School of Nursing in 1941. She was with the United States Army Nursing Corp from 1944-1945. She graduated in 1949 with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Public Health from the University of North Carolina. After her marriage on August 26, 1950 they lived in Memphis, TN. In 1953 they moved to the metro New York area, where she worked part time as a Public School nurse. In 1976 the McIlwains returned to North Carolina. Ruth enjoyed spending time with her family, reading, and traveling to the mountains. She and her husband also had homes in Newland, and Winston Salem.
A graveside service will be held 2:00 pm Saturday at the Cool Springs Cemetery in Forest City. Visitation will be held from 10am to noon at Padgett-King Funeral Home, Forest City.
Memorials may be made to Hospice of Scotland County, P.O Box 1033, Laurinburg, NC 28353.
McDougald Funeral Home and Crematorium of Laurinburg and Padgett-King Funeral Home in Forest City, NC are serving the McIlwain family.
Read Ruth McIlwain's Obituary and Guestbook on www.mcdougald.com.
Wagram
Mrs. Ruth Bradley McIlwain, 82, of 30261 Deercroft Drive, Deercroft died Wednesday May 28 at her home.
She is survived by her husband of 52 years, William C. McIlwain, Jr.; two sons, Hon. William C. McIlwain, III and wife, Sherry of Wagram, and James Bradley McIlwain and wife, Rhonda of Winston Salem; one daughter, Rev. Nancy McIlwain Morris and, husband Phillip of Roanoke, VA; two sisters, Frances Bradley and Hazel Bradley of Forest City, NC, and one brother, James Bradley of Lancaster, SC, and seven grandchildren.
Born November 2, 1920 in Rutherford County, she was a daughter of the late William Sidney and Nancy Eunice Davidson Bradley. Ruth graduated from Cool Springs High School in 1938, and from Presbyterian Hospital School of Nursing in 1941. She was with the United States Army Nursing Corp from 1944-1945. She graduated in 1949 with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Public Health from the University of North Carolina. After her marriage on August 26, 1950 they lived in Memphis, TN. In 1953 they moved to the metro New York area, where she worked part time as a Public School nurse. In 1976 the McIlwains returned to North Carolina. Ruth enjoyed spending time with her family, reading, and traveling to the mountains. She and her husband also had homes in Newland, and Winston Salem.
A graveside service will be held 2:00 pm Saturday at the Cool Springs Cemetery in Forest City. Visitation will be held from 10am to noon at Padgett-King Funeral Home, Forest City.
Memorials may be made to Hospice of Scotland County, P.O Box 1033, Laurinburg, NC 28353.
McDougald Funeral Home and Crematorium of Laurinburg and Padgett-King Funeral Home in Forest City, NC are serving the McIlwain family.
Read Ruth McIlwain's Obituary and Guestbook on www.mcdougald.com.
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