Ruth Waters Whitfield Obituary
It is with deep sorrow that we announce the death of Ruth Waters Whitfield (Mount Olive, North Carolina), who passed away on May 7, 2025, at the age of 91, leaving to mourn family and friends. Family and friends can send flowers and/or light a candle as a loving gesture for their loved one. Leave a sympathy message to the family in the guestbook on this memorial page of Ruth Waters Whitfield to show support.
She was predeceased by: her parents, Leslie Waters and Donnie Grady Waters; her husband Joseph L. "Jay" Whitfield; her brother Ernest; and her siblings-in-law, Dorothy Waters and L. L. "Bud" Price, Jr..
She is survived by: her children, Kim Whitfield of Winterville, Toni Edwards of Grimesland and John Whitfield (Valerie) of Jamestown, NC; her sister Ava Gray Price; her grandchildren, Garland Edwards (Ashley), Cody Whitfield, Trey Whitfield (Tristin), Kayley Whitfield and Ashley Ziemer; and her great grandchildren, Kyndall Edwards, Cheyanne Edwards, Bryce Edwards, Caysen Edwards and Audrey Rose Whitfield. She is also survived by several nieces and nephews; and her church family.
