Ruth Gimpel

Published 11:05 pm Monday, December 9, 2013

M. Ruth Gimpel, 90, passed away Friday, Dec. 6, 2013 in Tryon Estates, Columbus.

Born April 18, 1923 in Florence, Ala., she was the daughter of the late William T. and Ethel Ray Henderson.

She was a devoted wife for 65 years to her late husband Karl and was a Seventh Day Adventist.

Survivors include her daughter, Norma J. Conklin (Frank) of The Villages, Fla.; one sister, Mildred L. Daniel of Md.; as well as six grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Karl Gimpel, who died in 2006 and by her son, Karl Craig Gimpel, who died in 2005.

No services are planned.

Memorials may be made to Hospice of the Carolina Foothills, 130 Forest Glen Dr. Columbus, N.C. 28722 or to Tryon Estates, 617 Laurel Lake Dr. Columbus, N.C. 28722.

An online guest register is available at www.mcfarlandfuneralchapel.com

McFarland Funeral Chapel