Ruth ANDERSON^[1]

1926 - 2014  (87 years)

• Name	Ruth ANDERSON  [2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8]
  Birth	14 Dec 1926	Turbeville, Clarendon County, South Carolina
  Gender	Female
  HIST	of Sumter, South Carolina of Charleston, South Carolina Was she also married to a Parker or was that one of her sisters? jkh Ruth Blake NORTH CHARLESTON — Ruth Anderson Parker Coker Blake, 87, widow of Joseph Blake Sr., passed to her heavenly home on Monday, April 7, 2014, at her home. Born Dec. 14, 1926, in Turbeville, she was a daughter of the late Eddie and Hulda Barfield Anderson. She was a member of Journey Baptist Church. She is survived by two daughters, Betty Welch (Reggie) of North Charleston and Beth Dickerson of Sumter; two grandchildren, Ronnie Welch (Nikki) of Seneca and Melanie Hill of Sumter; four great- grandchildren, John Jordan, Jennifer Hill, Jeremy Welch and Brandon Welch; a brother-in-law, Sampson Parker (Margaret) of Sumter; a sister-in-law, Mary Anderson of Manning; several stepchildren, nieces, nephews and friends. She was preceded in death by three husbands, Hazel Parker, Woodrow Coker and Joseph Blake Sr.; four brothers, Lamb, John, Pearley and Buddy Anderson; five sisters, Lizzie Christmas, Edna Welch, Marie Bryant, Juanita Parker and Linnie Mae Mosher; a grandson, Billy Jordan; and a son-in-law, David Dickerson. The family would like to express their heartfelt gratitude to Heartland Hospice for their love, care and support. A funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday in the chapel of Elmore-Cannon-Stephens Funeral Home, 515 Miller Road, Sumter, with Chaplain Galen Moyer and Pastor Betty C. Gainey officiating. Burial will follow in Sumter Cemetery. The family will serve as pallbearers. Visitation will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. today at Elmore-Cannon-Stephens Funeral Home and other times at the home of her daughter, Beth Dickerson, 1004 Marilyn Ave., Sumter. Memorials may be made to Heartland Hospice, 1064 Gardner Road, Suite 204, Charleston, SC 29407 or to Journey Baptist Church, 8723 Salamander Road, North Charleston, SC 29406. Stephens Funeral Home & Crematory, 304 N. Church St., Manning, is in charge of arrangements, (803) 435-2179. www.stephensfuneralhome.org Posted in Obituaries on Wednesday, April 9, 2014  [2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8]
  _UID	44F1FDF033FD42CB92A7562D1EB8D1F8BA9F
  Death	7 Apr 2014	at her home
  Burial	10 Apr 2014	Sumter Cemetery, 700 W. Oakland Avenue, Sumter, Sumter County, South Carolina   [7]
  	Stephens Funeral Home & Crematory, Manning, South Carolina
  Person ID	I176049	Singleton and Related Families
  Last Modified	17 Aug 2018

  
  

  Father	Eddie ANDERSON,   b. 18 Nov 1888, Clarendon County, South Carolina d. 19 Mar 1976, Tuomey Hospital, Sumter, Sumter County, South Carolina (Age 87 years)
  Mother	Hulda BARFIELD   d. Bef 7 Apr 2014
  _UID	B7B5C4E4768A411FB157CC651B951431A29C
  _UID	B7B5C4E4768A411FB157CC651B951431A29C
  Family ID	F119756	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	William Hazel PARKER   d. Bef 7 Apr 2014
  _UID	249D757320524777906A5F64C131E12891C0
  _UID	249D757320524777906A5F64C131E12891C0
  Children	1. Hazel Elizabeth “Beth” PARKER-COKER,   b. 28 Dec 1951, Manning, Clarendon Country, South Carolina d. 31 Jul 2018, at her home, Charleston, Charleston County, South Carolina (Age 66 years)   2. Betty PARKER
  Family ID	F119764	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	10 Apr 2014

  
  

  Family 2	Woodrow COKER   d. Bef 7 Apr 2014
  _UID	9C16F6585FE84DFC861C746408C94BFF25F0
  _UID	9C16F6585FE84DFC861C746408C94BFF25F0
  Family ID	F195640	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	23 Mar 2026

  
  

  Family 3	Joseph BLAKE, Sr.   d. Bef 7 Apr 2014
  _UID	836D4B8A3AB749839F410470A6400D4E1780
  _UID	836D4B8A3AB749839F410470A6400D4E1780
  Family ID	F171414	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	23 Mar 2026

  
  

• Sources

  [S26143] Beth Dickerson. [S6583] . [S6833] Linnie M. Mosher. [S14113] Edna A. Welch. [S18359] Juanita A. Parker. [S18543] Marie A. Bryant. [S20765] Ruth Blake. [S3093] William Jordan.