Obituary of Ruth Noah

Irma Ruth Noah (nee Statzer) was born in Ocoonita, Virginia on April 20, 1931, and departed this life on October 6, 2024, in Jacksonville, Florida. Ruth was a devoted and loving mother, a very talented seamstress, a jewelry designer, an avid reader and a caring English teacher who touched many lives at Johnson Junior High School in Melbourne, Florida, Wagner-Salley High School in Wagner, South Carolina and Aiken High School in Aiken South Carolina. Ruth often served as a faculty advisor for proms, school yearbooks and school newspapers. Ruth is survived by her children: Denis Noah (Brenda) of St Augustine, Florida; Jennifer Haney (Dan) of Florence, Arizona; and Philip Noah (Diane) of Aiken, South Carolina. Ruth was a proud grandmother of: Darryl Spivey (Zim); Ryan Noah (Alexis); Brandy Young (Darrin); Christopher Young (Caryn); Katharine Ziegler; and Peyton Noah. Ruth was blessed with two great-grandchildren: Leila Young; and Lincoln Noah. Ruth is also survived by her niece, Kim Perkins (Jeff) and her nephew, Jeff Statzer. Ruth was predeceased by: her daughter, Joni Lynn Noah; her parents, William Ewing Statzer and Minnie Vivian Statzer (nee Osborne); and her brother, Robert Fredrick Statzer (Billie Sue). Services for Ruth will be announced at a later date for friends and family. Donations in Ruth’s memory may be made to The Foundation of Community Hospice & Palliative Care, Building 100. 4266 Sunbeam Road, Jacksonville, FL 32257.