Rymer, Cathy
Passed: 1974-09-06
Age: 17
Source: Jackson Herald
Death Notice:
Obituary Date: 1974-09-11
Information: Cathy Rymer, 17, of Parkersburg, the granddaughter of former Ripley resident, Mrs. Nora Williams, died Friday in St. Joseph's Hospital of injuries she received in a traffic accident, Sunday, Sept. 1, near Parkersburg. Miss Rymer's was the second death resulting from that collision which injured eight other persons. Killed instantly in the crash was Mrs. Gretchen Villers of Elizabeth, driver of the other car involved. Miss Rymer was a passenger in a vehicle operated by Darrell Lee Schrader, 21, Elizabeth. Born in Parkersburg, a daughter of Helen Williams Rymer of Parkersburg and the late John J. Rymer, Miss Rymer would have been a senior at Parkersburg High School. She had attended First Christian Church. Both of her parents were Ripley natives. In addition to her mother, she is survived by one sister, Mrs. Barbara Bailey of Vienna; her maternal grandmother, Mrs. Nora Williams of Parkersburg; one niece, Elizabeth Bailey and one nephew, John Bailey. Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. Sunday at First Christian Church with the Rev. G. William Wolford officiating. Graveside rites were conducted Sunday in Pine Hill Cemetery, Ripley.