Obituary

DR. RUTH T. WELLMAN, 90, OF MANASSAS, VIRGINIA, FORMERLY OF FOREST, VIRGINIA AND CEREDO, WEST VIRGINIA, WENT TO BE WITH THE LORD ON MARCH 21, 2009.  SHE WAS PRECEDED IN DEATH BY HER LOVING HUSBAND, PAUL WELLMAN, AND IS SURVIVED BY HER SON, LARRY N. WELLMAN AND HIS WIFE LINDA OF GAINESVILLE, VA; HER GRANDSON STANLEY P. WELLMAN OF RICHMOND, VA; HER GRANDDAUGHTER ANDREA W. HOGGE OF CLIFTON, VA; AND FIVE GREAT-GRANDCHILDREN.  SHE IS ALSO SURVIVED BY HER BROTHER, JOSEPH C. THOMPSON OF MEDINA, OH, AND A NIECE, DONETTE T. DONNELLY OF RICHFIELD, OH.

SHE TAUGHT SCHOOL FOR MANY YEARS IN WEST VIRGINIA AND WAS A RETIRED PROFESSOR OF EDUCATION AT MARSHALL UNIVERSITY IN HUNTINGTON, WV.  SHE OBTAINED HER UNDERGRADUATE AND MASTERS DEGREES FROM MARSHALL UNIVERSITY AND HER DOCTORATE DEGREE FROM OHIO UNIVERSITY.  SHE WAS A MEMBER OF CALVARY BAPTIST CHURCH IN FOREST, VA,   AND THE BOARD OF VISITORS OF SOUTHEASTERN SEMINARY.  SHE WAS AN OUTSTANDING BIBLE SCHOLAR AND WAS AN ACTIVE TEACHER OF THE BIBLE.

SHE WILL BE INTERRED BESIDE HER HUSBAND AT WOODMERE MEMORIAL GARDENS IN HUNTINGTON, WV, IN A PRIVATE SERVICE FOR FAMILY.