Adams County History & Genealogy



Adams County, Ohio Obituaries



Ruth M. Wamsley



Ruth M. Wamsley, 91, of St. Rt. 348, Otway, died Saturday morning at her residence. She was born July 21, 1908, in Blue Creek OH, to the late Paul and Annie Copas Teagarden. She was preceded in death on October 24, 1982 by her husband, Oakley C. Wamsley, whom she married on May 24, 1924. She was also preceded in death by two sons, Clifton and George Wamsley, Sr., and a daughter-in-law, Patricia Wamsley. Surviving are two sons and daughters-in-law, Russell and Emma Jean Wamsley, Loren and Anita Wamsley, both of Otway; two daughters-in-law, Betty Wamsley of Otway, Alberta Wamsley of Dayton; one brother, Ralph Teagarden of Dayton; three sisters, Anna Lou Ellis of Higginsport, OH, Ruby Black of Springfield, Maxine Storks of Dayton; 19 grandchildren, 38 great-grandchildren and six great-great-grandchildren. She was retired from the Clean Towel Co., a homemaker and a member of the Christian Union Church. Funeral services were held Sept. 14 at the Botkin Funeral Home in Otway with Rev. Gary R. Brown officiating. Burial will follow in the Moore's Chapel Cemetery.


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