Durst, Ruth Virginia
Passed: 2005-02-28
Age: 83
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Death Notice:
Obituary Date: 2005-03-01
Information: Ruth Virginia Durst, 83 of Cottageville departed this life Feb. 28, 2005 in Jackson General Hospital, Ripley following an extended illness. She was born April 23, 1921, in Millwood, a daughter of the late John and Gertrude Mae Thornton Roush. She was also preceded in death by brothers, Ray, Bernard and Harold. She was a retired cook from the Jackson County Board of Education with 21 years of service. She was a member of the Cottageville United Methodist Ladies Aid for 35 years and a member of the Cottageville Volunteer Fire Department Ladies Auxiliary for 35 years. Survivors include her sons, Clinton E. Durst of Charleston and Larry Joe Durst of Cottageville; sister, Ruby Hunt of Cottageville; four grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. Service will be 11 a.m. Thursday, March 3 at Casto Funeral Home, Evans with the Rev Gerald Sayre officiating. Burial will follow in Jackson County Memory Gardens, Cottageville.