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Ruth Huston Sanders

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Ruth Huston Sanders, 84, passed away Sunday evening, July 1, 2018, in Washington Hospital, following a brief illness.

Born April 28, 1934, Ruth was a daughter of the late John and Priscilla Huston.

She was a longtime resident of the Washington community and was a loving sister, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother and great-great-grandmother.

She was a 1952 graduate of Bridgeport (Ohio) High School.

On September 26, 1955, Ruth married Paul Wade Sanders, who is deceased.

Mrs. Sanders was a parishioner of Washington New Hope Church of the Nazarene, formerly Hart Avenue Church of the Nazarene.

She was a devoted homemaker and supporter of her grandchildren’s sporting events. She loved to travel, play cards with family and friends and go camping with her grandchildren.

Surviving are a brother, Paul J. Huston; two sons, John F. (Jennie) Sanders and Keith A. (Mary Ann) Sanders; six grandchildren, John P. (Whitney) Sanders, Jackie Sanders, Jennifer (Todd) Cutsuries, James W. (Laura) Sanders, Stacey (Reece) Ridenhour and Brian (Amanda) Sanders; seven great-grandchildren, Brooke O’Donnell, Gwen Sanders, Lily Sheppard, Dalton Sanders, Bayley Ridenhour, Emma Sanders and Mason Sanders; and two great-great-grandchildren, JJ Wright and Noah Gilpin.

Ruth was preceded in death by her husband, Paul Wade Sanders; eight brothers and sisters; and a great-grandchild, Alyssa Sanders.

Friends will be received from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. Sunday in William G. Neal Funeral Homes Ltd., 925 Allison Avenue, Washington, where services will be held at 11:30 a.m. Monday, July 9, with Pastor George Garancosky officiating. Burial will follow in National Cemetery of the Alleghenies, Cecil Township.

Additional information and a guest book are available at www.NealFuneralHome.com.

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