Ruth Elaine Shope Obituary
It is always difficult saying goodbye to someone we love and cherish. Family and friends must say goodbye to their beloved Ruth Elaine Shope of Greensboro, North Carolina, who passed away at the age of 96, on June 23, 2025. You can send your sympathy in the guestbook provided and share it with the family.
She was predeceased by: her parents, Charles Odas and Martha Frances Barker Talley; her husband Lawrence "Larry" M. Shope; and her siblings, Mary Edith "Edie", Ola Frances (Bonsie), Maud Virginia, Charles Odas (Joy), Constantine Barker "Cons" (Celia), Martha Lynn, William Bryan "Bill" (Kitty) and Robert Laverne "Bob" (Doris).
She is survived by: her daughters, Martha F. Kubik (Jan), Mary M. Heidi Bierstedt (Bert) and Ruth Elisabeth Johnson (Louis "Brud"); her grandchildren, Janek Kubik (Maddy), Adam Kubik (Andrea) and Hannah Williams (Shawn); and her great grandchildren, Scarlett and Finn. She is also survived by nieces and nephews, and great nieces and nephews.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to either of the following: The Billy Graham Evangelistic Association, 1 Billy Graham Parkway, Charlotte, NC 28201 or at billygraham.org; Samaritan's Purse, PO Box 3000, Boone, NC 28607 or at http://www.samaritanspurse.org.
