Dougherty-Newton County GaArchives Obituaries.....Bickerstaff, Ruth Norris December 29, 2005
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Kimbrell Stern - 2005
Date of Birth: December 18, 1918  
Date of Death: December 29, 2005  

Ruth Norris Bickerstaff, 87, of Albany, died December 28, 2005 at LaGrange 
Hospice, LaGrange, GA. Her funeral service will be Saturday 11 AM at Kimbrell-
Stern with interment to follow at Newton Cemetery, Newton, GA. The Rev. Thad 
Hagood will officiate. 

She was born December 18, 1918 in Newton, GA and was the daughter of William 
Franklin Norris and Bonnie Ruth Powell Norris of Newton, GA. She was the 
younger of two children. Her brother William Franklin Norris, an Army Captain, 
was killed in World War II. Ruth Bickerstaff graduated from the University of 
Georgia in 1941. She married R. H. Bickerstaff (Bick) of Athens, GA and the 
couple moved to Albany, GA after graduation. She was preceded in death by her 
husband in 1978 after 37 years of marriage. Ruth was a dedicated teacher in 
Dougherty County and retired after 26 years. She was a lifetime and committed 
member of the First Methodist Church, Albany, GA. 

She is survived by daughter Bonnie Allen Bickerstaff, Newnan, GA; sons, Mr. & 
Mrs. Robert H. Bickerstaff, Jr. (Bob and Diane), Newnan, GA, and William Norris 
Bickerstaff (Bill), Athens, GA, and their respective children and 
grandchildren. Her grandchildren include Mr. & Mrs. Chase Christopher (Bentley, 
daughter of Bonnie); Mr. & Mrs. Robert Woodard (Kim, daughter of Bob), R. H. 
Bickerstaff, III (Robert, son of Bob), Mr. & Mrs. Rob Thornton (Kari, step-
daughter of Bob), Jaimie Epperly (step-daughter of Bob); Britton Norris 
Bickerstaff (son of Bill), Charles Graham Bickerstaff (son of Bill), and 
Melissa Norris Bickerstaff (daughter of Bill). Her great-grandchildren include 
Rylee Woodard (daughter of Kim); Brett and Kyleigh Bickerstaff (son and 
daughter of R. H. Bickerstaff, III); and Ella Claire Thornton (daughter of 
Kari). Ruth Bickerstaff also leaves behind many devoted friends. 

The family will receive friends Saturday at Kimbrell-Stern from 10 AM until the 
funeral hour. In lieu of flowers those desiring may make donations in memory of 
Mrs. Bickerstaff to LaGrange Hospice, 1510 Vernon Road, Lagrange, GA, 30240. 

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