Ruth Elder Gatling Edwards

Ruth Elder Gatling EdwardsRuth E. Edwards, 78 of 4481 Deer Path Road, Suffolk, VA died Tuesday, May 20, 2014 at her residence. She was a native of Suffolk, VA and the daughter of the late Linous Gatling and Alice Cross Gatling. She was preceded in death by her husband, Wendell Edwards; sisters and brothers, Jessie Gatling, Margaret Morings, Fred Gatling and Murry Gatling Sr.She was a member of Piney Grove Baptist Church where she was a former member of the Pastor’s Aid, Missionary Ministry and Sunday School teacher. She was also a member of the Order of Eastern Star No. 162, Nansemond and Isle of Wight Sunday School Union Missionary Consultant and a Zeta Amicae member.She leaves to cherish her memory her daughter, Wendy Edwards Bullock of Chesterfield, VA; five sisters, Alice Morings of Suffolk, Gladys Benton of Suffolk, Irene Gatling of Seattle, WA, Mary Edith Johnson (Javan) and Luella Fitzgugh of Elizabeth, NJ; one brother, Grafton Gatling of Suffolk; two grandchildren, Kirstie Abernathy (Troy) and Jasmine Bullock; and a host of nieces, nephews and friends.A funeral service will be held at 11:00 a.m. Saturday, May 24, 2014 at Tabernacle Christian Church. Interment will be in Piney Grove Baptist Cemetery. The family will receive friends Friday, May 23, 2014 from 6 – 8:00 p.m. at Crocker Funeral Home.Condolences may be extended to the family at www.crockerfuneralhome.com. To order memorial trees or send flowers to the family in memory of Ruth Elder Gatling Edwards, please visit our flower store.