Ruth Montine James

Ruth Montine James, age 84 of North Carolina, formerly of Gainesville entered rest Tuesday Feb. 8, 2022 at Vidant Hospital in North Carolina.

Ruth was born May 11, 1937 in Gainesville to the late Dewey Thomas Orr & the late Montine Thomas Orr. She was a homemaker but she & her late husband Roy Kenneth James Owned & Operated the J&O Variety Store in Gainesville.

Surviving are her daughters, Cindy James & Deborah McDonald; foster sons, George White & Homer White; a number of other family members also survive.

Graveside services will be held 2:00 p.m. Friday Feb. 11, 2022 at Memorial Park Cemetery.

Please share online condolences with the family at www.wardsfh.com. Ward’s Funeral Home is honored to serve the family of Ruth James.

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