Ruth Gillespie

December 16, 1916 - August 31, 2010

Ruth Mildred (Newhard) Gillespie 12-16-1916 ? 8-31-2010Ruth Mildred Gillespie, age 93, was born in Pennsylvania the daughter of the late Clarence and Mary Kraft Newhard. She was married to the late Andrew D. Gillespie for 68 years. Ruth worked and retired from Fischer and Porter in Warminister, PA. She was a longtime member of St. Johns Lutheran Church in Hatboro, PA, St. Andrew Lutheran Church in Port St. Lucie, FL and Concordia Lutheran Church of Jackson, TN. . She moved to Florida in 1981 and later to Pinson, TN in 2005. She was a resident of the Chester County Nursing Home for the past sixteen months. She was cherished by all who knew her and enjoyed her family, bingo and any card game she could get someone to play.Mrs. Gillespie was preceded in death by her husband Andrew D. Gillespie, a sister, Dorothy M. Mason and granddaughter, Susan M. Smith.She is survived by her children, RuthAnn Zeitler of Winter Haven, FL and Dorothy Smith and husband Robert (Bob) Smith, Sr. of Pinson, TN; grandchildren, Robert Zeitler (Vicki) of Abbeville, SC, David Zeitler (Joy) of Orangeville, PA, Dottie Whalen (Patrick) of Pinson, TN, Bob Smith (Suzie) of Lexington, TN, Andrea Peters (Dave) of Winter Haven, FL, Steven Smith of Pinson, TN, Bonnie Carmack (Neal) of Gates, TN; seventeen great grandchildren and two great great grandchildren.A memorial service to be held on September 5, 2010 at 12:15 PM at Concordia Lutheran Church, Jackson, TN with Pastor Phil Schmidt officiating.