Clara Ruth Nelson, 94, of Indiana, died October 12, 2021 at Moorehead Place, Indiana. Born December 18, 1926, in Sagamore, she was the daughter of the late Edward Harrison Boyer and Sara (Ferguson) Boyer. She was married to the late William Ronald Nelson for 49 years.
Ruth enjoyed camping, sewing, reading, and scrapbooks. She loved to spend time with her family as well as her church family and had a very strong faith in the Lord.
She was a member of Zion Lutheran Church, Indiana. Ruth also served as a hospice volunteer for over 18 years in Indiana.
Ruth will be missed by her children: William R. Nelson and wife Cindy (Heaton), of Gettysburg, formerly of Lexington, KY; Richard D. Nelson and wife Cheryl (Sanders) of Princeton, WV, formerly of Suffolk, VA; and Patricia Jeanne Thornberg Decker, of Cleveland, GA. She will also be remembered by her grandchildren: Jeffrey Nelson, of Gettysburg; Kristin (Nelson) Russo and husband Scott, of Gettysburg; Miles Nelson and wife Ashley, of Barboursville, VA; Stina (Nelson) Tayloe and husband Mark, of Suffolk, VA; Lt. Col. Rick Thornberg, currently stationed in Honduras; Sarah Thornberg, of Cleveland, GA; and Stephen Thornberg, of Lincoln, Delaware; and great-grandchildren: Sadie, Elizabeth, Maddelyn, Barrett, Chloe, Keyara, Jocelyn, Brandon, Isabel, Ashe, Cali, Phoebe, and Phynn.
Friends will be received Friday, October 15, from 6:00 PM until 8:00 PM at Rairigh-Bence Funeral Home & Crematory, of Indiana. A funeral service will take place Saturday, October 16, at 2:00 PM at the funeral home with Pastor Robert Kephart officiating. Burial will be in Oakland Cemetery, Indiana.
Online condolences may be offered at: www.rbfh.net