Ruth Boyden Hummel

Clarksville, VA - Ruth Boyden Hummel, wife of the late Ira Lee Cottrell Hummel, Jr., passed away on Thursday, October 4, 2018.She was born in Salem, NJ on October 27, 1933 to the late David Boyden and the late Cora Cook Boyden. Ruth was a graduate of Salem High School. She and her husband moved to Clarksville in 1988. Ruth is survived by her daughters and sons-in-law, Elaine and Paul Dean of Gibsonville, NC, Jeanne and Terry Adams of Chase City, VA and Janet and Pete Taylor of Pink Hill, NC.Also surviving are her son and daughter-in-law, John Hummel and Lisa Travis of Urbana, IL; five grandchildren, Jennifer, Tamara, Leah, Natalie and Sam, a great-granddaughter, Lydia and three sisters. A graveside service for Mrs. Hummel will be held on Sunday, October 7, 2018 at 2 p.m. at Oakhurst Cemetery. The Reverend Jane Lyon will officiate. The family will receive friends following the service. Online condolences may be expressed to the family at www.wclfh.com.Arrangements are by Watkins Cooper Lyon Funeral Home.