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WHALING, Ruth Helen[1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
1927 - 2007 (79 years)
Has 12 ancestors and 4 descendants in this family tree.
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Name WHALING, Ruth Helen [3, 4, 5] Birth 14 Jul 1927 Clay Clay, West Virginia 
[3, 4, 5] Gender Female Death 19 Mar 2007 Clay County, West Virginia, United States of America [4, 5] Burial 22 Mar 2007 Clay [1, 4] Notes - Ruth H. Brown, 79, of Clay, entered into rest March 19, 2007, at Laurel Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Ivydale.
Born on July 14, 1927, in Clay County, she was the daughter of the late Z. T. and Ruth Whaling. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Burnell Brown.
She was a homemaker, and a member of the House of Prayer, Valley Fork.
Survivors include her son and daughter-in-law, Jim and Susan Coulter of Woodbridge, VA; daughters and sons-in-law, Joyce Draught and Raymond Dalcourt of Albion, NY; Eileen and Gary Allen of Albion, NY, and Nancy and Kenneth Coombs of Sutton, WV; sister, Hazel Stover of Clay; 10 grandchildren, 20 great-grandchildren.
Funeral service will be 2 pm Thursday, March 22, 2007, at Carl Wilson Funeral Home, Clay, with Minister Anne Huddleston officiating. Burial will follow in Clay Memorial Gardens, Clay.
Friends may call from 6 to 8 pm on Wednesday and one hour prior to the service on Thursday at the funeral home.
On-line condolences may be sent to the family at www.carlwilsonfuneralhome.com
In lieu of flowers, the family asks that donations be made to Laurel Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, 1053 Clinic Drive, Ivydale, WV 25113 in memory of Ruth.
Person ID I422415342111 Ancestry dot com tree Last Modified 22 Oct 2025
Father WHALING, Zachriah Taylor, b. 25 Sep 1894, West Virginia, USA d. 16 Oct 1973, Clay, West Virginia (Age 79 years) Mother VAUGHAN, Ruth, b. 10 Jul 1898, Uler Roane C, West Virginia d. 15 Dec 1991 (Age 93 years) Marriage 23 Aug 1913 Braxton, West Virginia [2] Family ID F10330 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family 1 COULTER Children 1. COULTER, N. 2. COULTER, J. 3. COULTER, J. 4. COULTER, E. Family ID F11380 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 22 Oct 2025
Family 2 BROWN, Burnell, b. 24 May 1924, Clay, Clay County, West Virginia, United States of America d. 10 December 2003, West Virginia, United States of America (Age 79 years) Marriage Fayette, West Virginia, United States [2] Family ID F11379 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 22 Oct 2025
- Ruth H. Brown, 79, of Clay, entered into rest March 19, 2007, at Laurel Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Ivydale.
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Sources - [S1655689313] Ancestry.com, U.S., Cemetery and Funeral Home Collection, 1847-Current, (Ancestry.com Operations Inc), Carl Wilson Funeral Home; Publication Date: 25/ Jan/ 2022; Publication Place: Clay, West Virginia, USA; URL: https://www.penningtonfuneral.com/obituary/Ruth-Brown.
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- [S1640034039] Ancestry.com, 1930 United States Federal Census, (Ancestry.com Operations Inc).
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- [S1656081445] Ancestry.com, U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.).
- [S1655689313] Ancestry.com, U.S., Cemetery and Funeral Home Collection, 1847-Current, (Ancestry.com Operations Inc), Carl Wilson Funeral Home; Publication Date: 25/ Jan/ 2022; Publication Place: Clay, West Virginia, USA; URL: https://www.penningtonfuneral.com/obituary/Ruth-Brown.