Schley County GaArchives Obituaries.....Pelham, Ruth Smith  March 2, 3008
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Ruth Pelham
   10/1/1908-3/2/2008 

Mrs. Ruth Smith Pelham, age 99, died Sunday, March 2, 2008 at her home in 
Raleigh, NC.  She was born October, 1, 1908, in Coffee County, AL, the oldest 
of nine children to the late Ellie Mae and Steve Abner Smith.  She was also 
preceded in death by her husband, Beatry E. Pelham, four brothers, Edward, 
Alvie, Leon and John Smith and two sisters, Mattie Pearl Torres and Sara Nell 
Craft.  She is survived by her daughter, Donna Tunstall and her husband Dave 
of Raleigh, NC; grandchildren Daryl Perry Tunstall and his wife Lisa of 
Raleigh, NC, Denise Tunstall Balistreri and her husband Steve, of Alexandria, 
VA; great-grandchildren, Rachel Elizabeth and Andrew Pelham Tunstall of 
Raleigh, NC, and Camille Grace, Barton David, and Eva Catherine Balistreri of 
Alexandria VA and two sisters, Billie Joyce Guilford of Virginia and Bernice 
Smith Deyo of Utah.  

     After earning her RN degree from Troy State in Troy, AL in 1930, Mrs. 
Pelham moved to Panama City, Florida where she met her future husband, 
Beatry.  They were married in Bonifay, FL on February 4, 1931.  They moved to 
Ellaville, GA in 1933, where she lived until moving to Raleigh, NC in 1995 to 
live with her daughter and son in law.  Mrs. Pelham was an active member of 
Ellaville Baptist Church for 50 years, a member of the Rainbow Garden Club and 
a member of the Eastern Star.  She was a loving “Mama” and “Namie” to her 
family, an excellent cook, and loved playing bridge with friends.

     The family will receive friends at 12:30 PM at Greystone Baptist Church 
on Wednesday, March 5, 2008 followed by a service to celebrate her life at 
2:00 PM.  Graveside services will be held at 1:00 PM on Friday, March 7, 2008 
at the Ellaville Cemetery in Ellaville, GA.

     Flowers will be appreciated and memorials may be made to Ellaville 
Baptist Church, P. O. Box 325, Ellaville, GA  31806 or Greystone Baptist 
Church, 7509 Lead Mine Road, Raleigh, NC 27615.  Arrangements by Bryan Lee 
Funeral Home, Raleigh, NC and local arrangements by Watson-Giddens Funeral 
Home, Ellaville, GA.  

 

 
 
 


 


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