Ruth Angeline (Bowers) Duty, 99, of Joppa, Maryland, passed away June 17, 2024, at Bel Air, Maryland.
She was born Feb. 1, 1925, on Friends Run to the late John W. and Julia (Bennett) Bowers.
Mrs. Duty was a graduate of Franklin High School.
She was the last surviving member of her immediate family.
She first married Willie Vandevander, the father of her children, who preceded her in death.
Her second husband, Muncy Duty, Jr., survives.
Also surviving are two daughters, Joan McHone (Bob) of Laurens, South Carolina, and Evelyn Parks (Larry) of Baltimore, Maryland; a stepdaughter, Donna Willnecker (Jimmy) of Edgewood, Maryland; seven grandchildren; and several great-grandchildren, nieces, nephews and cousins.
She was also preceded in death by a son, Willie Vandevander II; a grandson, Philip Lumpkins; four sisters, Mildred Lantz, Retha Raines, Anna Simmons and Julia Grace Kimble, her only brother, Carl W. Bowers; and a stepson, Steve Duty.
Her body has been cremated and there will be a celebration of her life in Maryland at a later date.
