Obituaries
January 1, 2020

Ruth Ann Petty – Stockdale

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Ruth Ann Petty
Stockdale
Ruth Ann Petty, 80, of Stockdale, passed away on Monday, Dec. 30, 2019, at Monongahela Valley Hospital. Born in North Charleroi on June 22, 1939, she was a daughter of Jack and Beatrice Kendall O’Savage. Ruth Ann was a 25-year member of the Stockdale VFD Ladies Auxiliary. She was an avid bingo player and loved the slots as well. Ruth Ann is survived by her husband, Robert Petty; two daughters, Annette Marie Petty of Stockdale and Francie Lee Rudy of Bealeton, Va.; two granddaughters, Victoria Beatrice (William Allen) Graves and Samantha Jo Rudy; a great-grandson, Aiden Joseph Graves; a brother, Jack O’Savage of Roscoe; and a sister, Carol Snook of Allamuchy, N.J. She was preceded in death by her daughter, Deborah Ann Petty in 2015. There will be no public visitation. Private burial in Howe Cemetery, Long Branch. Funeral arrangements have been entrusted to MELENYZER FUNERAL HOMES & CREMATION SERVICES, INC., ROSCOE. Online condolences may be expressed at www.melenyzer.com.

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