Ruth Nations

NATCHEZ — Services for Ruth Nations, who died Friday, June 26, 2009, will be 2 p.m. Monday at Cranfield Baptist Church.

Burial will follow at the New Hope Baptist Church cemetery under the direction of Marshall Funeral Home.

Visitation will be from 4 p.m. today at Cranfield Baptist Church.

Mrs. Nations went to be with her loved ones in heaven June 26. She left this world with her loved ones near.

She was met in heaven by her mother and father, two brothers and two sisters, and she was finally reunited with her beloved husband Charlie Nations and her favorite grandchild, Amanda McElroy McCoy. They rejoiced at the pearly gates to be together again. She will be greatly missed by all who knew her.

Survivors include daughters Cathy Bowman and husband Gary, Tammy Melton and special daughter Helen Nations; sons Keith Nations, Kevin Nations, Tommy McElroy and wife Angie and special son Hiram Melton; grandchildren Stephanie Bowman, T.J. McElroy and wife Laura, Jamie Murphy and husband Floyd, Christie Gossett and husband Boo, Tracy Hester and husband Tony, Jennifer Watson and husband Chris, Rebecca, Misty and Billy Nations; great-grandchildren Charlie and McKenzie Murphy, Lil Man McElroy, Tarah and Trevarh Badget, Mandalynn, Carolynn and Tommy McCoy III, Destiny and Zach Gossett, Laura and Cody Ladnier, Samantha and Katie Hester, Shayne and Hazil Adams and Jacey and Riley Watson; special son Randy Freeman and special friend Henry Logan.

Pallbearers will include Billy, Dennis and Roy Nations, the Natchez Police Department, the Adams County Sheriff’s Department and the Adams County Volunteer Fire Department.