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Ruth O. Walcott
Nov 25, 1922 — Dec 12, 2020
Hermitage
Ruth O. Walcott
Ruth Walcott : Lifelong Jehovah's Witness
Ruth Olive Walcott of 185 Fairmont Drive, Hermitage, passed away Saturday morning, December 12, 2020, at home with her family. She was 98.
She was born November 25, 1922, in Sharon, PA to James Walden Hunt and Ethel Alvernia (McConnell) Hunt.
Ruth graduated from Hickory High School in 1940. After working briefly at Pennys, she and her husband William Walcott started and operated the Great Lakes Tractor Company in Hermitage for approximately 25 years .
A lifelong member of the Sharon Congregation of Jehovah's Witnesses, she dedicated her life to God in July, 1935 and faithfully served Jehovah for 85 years. She remained active until incapacitated by a stroke on November 16, 2020.
She married William D. Walcott on December 13, 1943. He passed away April 22, 1979.
Ruth had a passion for gardening and cross-stitching and enjoyed traveling to see her family across the country and in England and Europe. She loved to entertain and cooked and baked for many guests. She was known to be very hospitable, opening her home for many traveling overseers and their families. Her shining example of faithfulness touched the lives of many people.
Ruth is survived by her sons and daughters-in-law, James and Jill Walcott of Steamboat Springs, CO, Richard and Kathleen Walcott, of Hermitage, PA; three grandchildren, three great-grandchildren and nieces and nephews, Robert Kosar, Seabrook, TX, Susan and Steve Gossett, Tyler, TX, and Deborah and Steve Wyberg, Spring, TX. She was preceded in death by her parents, her younger sisters Erma Caroline Kosar and Helen Hunt Pierce, and a niece Linda Kosar.
Her family would like to express their appreciation for the loyal love shown by her friends in the Sharon congregation.
A virtual memorial service will be held Sunday afternoon at 4:00 PM. Marco Bandi from the Sharon congregation of Jehovah's Witnesses will be speaking. Internment was at America's Cemetery. The Meeting ID for the virtual service is 696 740 745 and the password is 1914, for those who would like to watch.
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