Ruth Cook Swope, 99, wife of the late
Dr. Ralph E. Swope and a resident of Kennett Square, formerly of Davis Wharf, Va.,
died Friday, Jan. 6, at The Crosslands in Kennett Square.
A native of Manhattan, N.Y., she was
the younger of two daughters of the late Harry J. Cook and the late Emma Rogers
Cook.
She graduated from George Washington
School in New York City. After her marriage, Ruth moved to Westchester County,
N.Y., where she raised four children. She belonged to the Women’s Club of Rye,
and volunteered for the Red Cross motor corps during WWII. After moving from
Rye to Pelham Manor, N.Y., Ruth was active in the Huguenot Memorial
Presbyterian Church and, in 1966, was elected president of The Manor Club.
When her late husband, Dr. Ralph E.
Swope, retired from his medical practice, they moved to the Eastern Shore of
Virginia, where they lived near Davis Wharf for many years. Ruth served as an
elder at the Belle Haven Presbyterian Church during that time. In their later
years, Ruth and her husband were cared for at The Crosslands, a retirement
community in Kennett Square.
Ruth is survived by two daughters,
Barbara S. Kenedy, Carol S. Breed-McCauley; two sons, William S. Swope, Ralph
E. Swope Jr.; nine grandchildren; seventeen great grandchildren and one great
great grandchild.
A graveside service will be conducted
noon, Saturday, Jan. 14, at Belle Haven Cemetery with the Rev. James Moore
officiating. Family will join friends Friday evening from 8 to 8:30 p.m. at the
Doughty Funeral Home in Exmore.
Online condolences may be sent to the
family at www.doughtyfuneralhome.com
Arrangements were
made by Doughty Funeral Home, Exmore, VA.
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