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Ruth Ella Collier Williams

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Birth	:	26 Nov 1931 Confluence, Somerset County, Pennsylvania, USA
Death	:	29 Sep 2019 Garrett County, Maryland, USA
Burial	:	Saint Johns Lutheran Church Cemetery, Accident, Garrett County, USA
Coordinate	:	39.6801000, -79.3006800
Description	:	Ruth Fitzpatrick Williams, 87, a retired special education specialist, passed away on September 29, 2019, at Goodwill Assisted Living Facility, surrounded by her family. Mrs. Fitzpatrick Williams had been battling cancer for the past year. Mrs. Fitzpatrick Williams, a long-time resident of LaVale, MD, was born Ruth Ella Collier in Confluence, PA, in 1931 to Walter Weller Collier and Dorothea Louise Reichenbecher Collier. She grew up in northern Garrett County near Keyser’s Ridge on her family farm from where her love of animals and gardening stemmed. Mrs. Fitzpatrick Williams had a life-long passion for education and held a... Read More	Ruth Fitzpatrick Williams, 87, a retired special education specialist, passed away on September 29, 2019, at Goodwill Assisted Living Facility, surrounded by her family. Mrs. Fitzpatrick Williams had been battling cancer for the past year. Mrs. Fitzpatrick Williams, a long-time resident of LaVale, MD, was born Ruth Ella Collier in Confluence, PA, in 1931 to Walter Weller Collier and Dorothea Louise Reichenbecher Collier. She grew up in northern Garrett County near Keyser’s Ridge on her family farm from where her love of animals and gardening stemmed. Mrs. Fitzpatrick Williams had a life-long passion for education and held a variety of roles for more than 45 years in primary and secondary education, positively impacting the lives of thousands of children. She began her career teaching first grade in Montgomery County, MD and soon focused on reading, volunteering at a number of reading clinics. After her two daughters were both in school, Mrs. Fitzpatrick Williams spent the majority of her career in roles in Special Education, ranging from resource teacher to diagnostic prescriptive teacher and special education facilitator. She earned a BS in Education and MA in Administration from Frostburg State University and MA in Reading from George Washington University. She also completed post-graduate studies in Learning Disabilities at Johns Hopkins University and was a member of Alpha Delta Kappa teachers’ sorority. Mrs. Fitzpatrick Williams was an active member of Trinity Lutheran Church in Cumberland, MD, and was most recently a member of Zion Lutheran Church in Accident, MD. Mrs. Fitzpatrick Williams is survived by her daughters Lisa (Heidi) Fitzpatrick and Karen (John) Brewer, and her granddaughters Bailey and Lindsay Brewer. She is predeceased by her first husband John Brennan Fitzpatrick and second husband Charles Donald Williams, Sr. Friends may call at the Zion Lutheran Church, Accident, on Friday, October 4, 2019, from 10-11 a.m. Funeral services will follow in the church at 11:00 a.m. with the Rev. James Oester officiating. Interment will be in the St. John’s Lutheran Cemetery, in the Cove. Newman Funeral Homes, P.A., 179 Miller St., Grantsville, MD, is in charge of arrangements. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to Garrett County Hospice, P.O. Box 271, Oakland, MD 21550, Zion Lutheran Church, P.O. Box 171, Accident, MD 21520 and St. John’s Lutheran Church (LCMS), 1065 Cove Rd., Accident, MD 21520. Condolences may be sent to the family at www.newmanfuneralhomes.com.

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Ruth Ella Collier Williams's memorial is located at: Saint Johns Lutheran Church Cemetery, Accident, Garrett County, USA.
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Ruth Ella Collier Williams death on 29 Sep 2019 in Garrett County, Maryland, USA
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Latitude: 39.6801000
Longitude: -79.3006800

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Walter Weller Collier

(1894 - 1986)

Dorothea Louise “Dora” Reichenbecher Collier

(1891 - 1978)

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Nearby Cemetories:

1. Saint Johns Lutheran Church Cemetery
Accident, Garrett County, USA
Coordinate: 39.6801000, -79.3006800

2. Saint John's English Lutheran Church Cemetery
Accident, Garrett County, USA
Coordinate: 39.6799330, -79.2999990

3. George Hetz Cemetery
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Coordinate: 39.6909300, -79.3242400

4. Bowser Cemetery
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5. Zion Lutheran Cemetery
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Coordinate: 39.6300510, -79.3129020

6. Saint Paul's Old Cemetery
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Coordinate: 39.6287100, -79.3182100

7. Bear Creek Church of the Brethren Cemetery
Accident, Garrett County, USA
Coordinate: 39.6213000, -79.3099800

8. Turney Cemetery
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Coordinate: 39.7351000, -79.3353000

9. Mill Run Mercy Chapel Cemetery
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Coordinate: 39.7112000, -79.3719900

10. Laughlin Church Cemetery
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Coordinate: 39.6702400, -79.2125900

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Coordinate: 39.6697006, -79.2118988

12. Augustine Burial Ground #2
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Coordinate: 39.7445000, -79.3445000

13. Dung Hill Cemetery
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Coordinate: 39.6302986, -79.2316971

14. Listonburg Southern Methodist Church and Cemetery
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Coordinate: 39.7532300, -79.3161300

15. Oak Grove Mennonite Cemetery
Garrett County, USA
Coordinate: 39.7096550, -79.2110820

16. Boardman Burial Grounds
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Coordinate: 39.7542700, -79.2831650

17. Old Cherry Glade Cemetery
Bittinger, Garrett County, USA
Coordinate: 39.6105000, -79.2617000

18. Tice Cemetery
Bittinger, Garrett County, USA
Coordinate: 39.6104140, -79.2616130

19. Bowser Cemetery
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Coordinate: 39.7240000, -79.3819000

20. Addison Cemetery
Addison, Somerset County, USA
Coordinate: 39.7491500, -79.3460400

21. Steele Cemetery
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Coordinate: 39.6650009, -79.4005966

22. Augustine Burial Ground #1
Addison Township, Somerset County, USA
Coordinate: 39.7432000, -79.3615000

23. Dridly Hill Burying Ground
Somerset County, USA
Coordinate: 39.7597220, -79.3050000

24. Meadow Mountain Mennonite Cemetery
Bittinger, Garrett County, USA
Coordinate: 39.6043890, -79.2603900