Ruth Hollyfield, 85, Noblesville, died Sept. 19 at Riverwalk Village in Noblesville. She was born Feb. 27, 1931 to Arch and Dolly (Stallard) Gilliam in Wise, Va.
Ruth worked for Firestone in Noblesville, retiring in 1981. She was a member of Victory Baptist Church and enjoyed board games, crocheting and crossword puzzles. Most of all, Ruth loved her family, children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
She is survived by sons Edgar (Jo Deane) Hollyfield Jr., Fred Allen (Diana) Hollyfield and William “Bart” (Jennifer) Hollyfield, daughter Rebecca Grace (Mark) Hollyfield-Lawson, 11 grandchildren, 14 great-grandchildren with two more on the way, and sister-in-law and closest friend, Louise Gilliam.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Edgar Hollyfield, Sr. in 1989, son Jimmy Kyle Hollyfield, brothers Kedrick, Kyle, Hoover and Jack Gilliam and sisters Clara Hubbard and Myrtle Connell.
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