Obituary of Ruth Ray Howell

Ruth Ray Howell of Blountstown, Florida passed away Sunday, December 25, 2011 at the age of 95. Ruth was a lifelong resident of Blountstown and was a member of Blountstown First Baptist Church. She was founder of Calhoun-Liberty Abstract Company which she operated for seventy years. She was a graduate of Columbia County High School. She was preceded in death by her parents, Thomas C. and Mary (Peacock) Ray; her husband, Charlie Hicks Howell; and a brother, Bill Ray. Survivors include her son, Charles Ray Howell and her daughter, Nancy Mauldin, both of Blountstown; five grandchildren, Josh Mauldin, Lynne Wahlquist, Renee Jeppson, Sherri Shuler, and Ray Howell; thirteen great-grandchildren; and a nephew, Bill "Billy" Ray of Jacksonville, Florida and formerly of Panama City, Florida. Funeral services will be held 1:00 p.m., Saturday, December 31 in the Chapel at Adams Funeral Home with Reverend David Throckmorton officiating. Interment will follow in Boggs Cemetery in Blountstown. The family will receive friends 4:00- 6:00 p.m., Friday, December 30 at the funeral home. Adams Funeral Home in Blountstown is in charge of the arrangements. Phone 674-5449.