Ruth E. Moyer of Harleysville, formerly of Blooming Glen, Pa., died Saturday, May 26, 2012, in Grand View Hospital, West Rockhill Township. She was 91.
She was the loving wife of Ernest S. Moyer. The couple celebrated their 71st wedding anniversary on Oct. 12, 2011.
Born in Camden, N.J., she was the daughter of the late Franklin and Louisa (McGaree) Derbyshire. She was a 1937 graduate of Souderton High School, and was baptized at Hilltown Baptist Church.
In addition to her husband, Ruth is survived by her son, David E. Moyer and his wife, Joy, of Greensboro, N.C., daughter, R. Eileen Fairbanks and her husband, Paul, of North Richland Hills, Texas, and son, Timothy E. Moyer and his wife, Robin (deceased), of Chalfont; five grandchildren; and 10 great-grandchildren. Mrs. Moyer was preceded in death by four sisters and one brother.