Ruth Ulmer Smith, 85, passed away Monday, July 10, 2000 after a lengthy illness. A lifelong resident of Jacksonville, she was the daughter of the late Alfred C. Ulmer and Ruth Porter Ulmer. Mrs. Smith attended Robert E. Lee High School and Duke University where she was pledge captain of Alpha Delta Pi Sorority. She was president of her Debutante Coterie and a maid in the Ye Mystic Revelers annual pageant. A lifelong member of Riverside Presbyterian Church, she served as Chairman and Secretary of the Church Circle. She was also a member of the Junior League of Jacksonville, and served for years as a volunteer at St. Vincents Hospital, The American Red Cross, Travelers Aid, and Meals on Wheels. Her brother Alfred C. Ulmer, Jr., preceded her in death in June. Mrs. Smith is survived by her three children Charles C. Smith, Jr. (Mary Kathryn), Porter Smith Corder (H. Robert) of New Orleans, and Thomas Randolph Smith (Nancy) of Atlanta and eight grandchildren, and 2 great grandchildren; her brother, Thomas Porter Ulmer and her sister Blanche Ulmer Pavlis, both of Jacksonville, also survive her. A Memorial Service will be at 11:00 Thursday, July 13 at Riverside Presbyterian Church with The Reverends Tom Are and Sally Lorey, officiating, and private interment will be in the family plot at Evergreen Cemetery. Memorials may be made to the charity of ones choice. Arrangements by HARDAGE-GIDDENS FUNERAL HOME, 729 S. Edgewood Ave.
Ruth Ulmer Smith, 85, passed away Monday, July 10, 2000 after a lengthy illness. A lifelong resident of Jacksonville, she was the daughter of the late Alfred C. Ulmer and Ruth Porter Ulmer. Mrs. Smith attended Robert E. Lee High School and Duke University where she was pledge captain of Alpha Delta Pi Sorority. She was president of her Debutante Coterie and a maid in the Ye Mystic Revelers annual pageant. A lifelong member of Riverside Presbyterian Church, she served as Chairman and Secretary of the Church Circle. She was also a member of the Junior League of Jacksonville, and served for years as a volunteer at St. Vincents Hospital, The American Red Cross, Travelers Aid, and Meals on Wheels. Her brother Alfred C. Ulmer, Jr., preceded her in death in June. Mrs. Smith is survived by her three children Charles C. Smith, Jr. (Mary Kathryn), Porter Smith Corder (H. Robert) of New Orleans, and Thomas Randolph Smith (Nancy) of Atlanta and eight grandchildren, and 2 great grandchildren; her brother, Thomas Porter Ulmer and her sister Blanche Ulmer Pavlis, both of Jacksonville, also survive her. A Memorial Service will be at 11:00 Thursday, July 13 at Riverside Presbyterian Church with The Reverends Tom Are and Sally Lorey, officiating, and private interment will be in the family plot at Evergreen Cemetery. Memorials may be made to the charity of ones choice. Arrangements by HARDAGE-GIDDENS FUNERAL HOME, 729 S. Edgewood Ave.
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