NORTH WEBSTER – Ruth V. Williams, 89, North Webster, passed away at 7:45 p.m. Feb. 27, 2015, at Miller’s Merry Manor, Syracuse. She was born April 6, 1925, in West Palm Beach, Fla., to Charles and Pearl Stump Hull. On Dec. 27, 1942, in Huntington, she married Hugh Barber Jr., who died March 24, 1966. On May 28, 1970, in Brimfield, she married Robert L. “Bob” Williams Jr., who survives in North Webster. She moved to Indiana in the 1930s, attended South Whitley High School and lived in the North Webster area most of her life. She was a homemaker and was formerly employed at Harborside Health Care, Fort Wayne, and North Webster Elementary School as a special education assistant for many years. She was a former member of the Order of Eastern Star in North Webster. She enjoyed church, dominos, traveling and all kinds of crafts. Also surviving are two daughters, Jean Ann (and spouse Larry) Hunter, Syracuse, and Peggy (and spouse Howard) Mossing, Fort Wayne; a daughter-in-law, Cathy Barber, Bloomington; 11 grandchildren; 20 great-grandchildren; 14 great-great-grandchildren; two sisters, Helen Shepler and Janice Southern, both of Fort Wayne; and three brothers: Darl (and spouse Sharon) and Norval (and spouse Carol) Hull, all of Fort Wayne; and Clarence (and spouse Jackie) Hull, Spencerville. She also was preceded in death by her parents; a son, Rex W. Barber; a granddaughter, Lenea Anderson; and five brothers: Bernard and Lawrence Wilkinson; and Dean, Hal and Charles Hull. Services will be at 1 p.m. Tuesday at Owen Family Funeral Home, Ind. 13 and CR 500N, North Webster, with Pastor Dennis Judy officiating. Burial is in Mock Addition, North Webster Cemetery. Calling is from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home. ***** Memorials to Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation, 26 Broadway, 14th Floor, New York, NY 10004. Envelopes will be available at the funeral home. Condolences may be sent via www.owenfamilyfuneralhome.com
