Ruby Lea Hovatter Wetzel Obituary
The world bids farewell to Ruby Lea Hovatter Wetzel (Greenwood, South Carolina), departing on March 29, 2026 at the age of 83. Ruby leaves behind memories cherished by the community. You can send your sympathy in the guestbook provided and share it with the family.
As Ruby departs from this earthly realm, her essence lingers — a whisper on the wind, a ripple on the water — a testament to the enduring power of love to transcend the boundaries of life and death. Though Ruby may no longer walk beside us, her spirit lives on in the memories and the legacy Ruby leaves behind.
She was predeceased by: her spouse Cecil Duane Wetzel; and her parents, Edith Maxine Nestor and Ira Dorsey Hovatter. She is survived by: her son Burt Wetzel (Diane) of Kirksey; her granddaughter Lucy Charping (Will) of Abbeville; and her sisters-in-law, Leanna Marko of Ravenswood, Carol Hovatter of Moatsville and Barbara McDougald.
Memorials may be made to Mountain Creek Cemetery Fund, c/o Warren Johnson, 1507 Kirksey Pitts Rd., Troy, SC 29848.
