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Ruth Heishman White, 91, formerly of Vickery, OH and Sarasota, FL, died Thursday, May 17, 2001, at the home of her daughter, Mary. She is survived by her daughters, Joyce Coyne and husband, Walter, of Los Angeles, CA, Mary Jones and Doris Roycraft and husband, Gary, all of Albuquerque; sister, Lillian H. Hetrick and husband, Russell of Bellevue, OH; eight grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren; and numerous nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her husband, Peter White; son, Keith; daughter, Patricia; son-in-law, Samuel Johns; parents, Seymour C. and Gettie Reed Heishman; sisters, Myrtle Martin, Edna Atwood, Ethel Deal; brothers, Henry, Glenn, Russell, and Robert. Mrs. White and her husband operated a farm in Vickery, OH from the time of their marriage in 1930 to 1957, when they retired to Sarasota, FL. They lived there until his death in 1966. She moved to Albuquerque in 1994. Mrs. White was an excellent seamstress and cook, 4-H Leader, Farm Bureau Member, longtime PTA member of Townsend School, and was employed at Rockwell Springs Trout Club in Clyde, OH. Services will be held Sunday, May 20, 2001, 6:00 p.m., at French Mortuary, Lomas Blvd. Chapel, 10500 Lomas Blvd. NE, with Bishop James Jeppson officiating. Interment will take place in Palms Memorial Park in Sarasota, FL. The family wishes to express their sincere gratitude to Presbyterian Hospice, and to Janie and Kim for their loving, faithful and tender care. Memorial contributions may be made to Grace Lutheran Church, Castalia, OH, 44824 of which Ruth and Peter were longtime members. Arrangements by French Mortuary, 10500 Lomas Blvd. NE.
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