Donna “Ruth” Prewitt Boggs, 74, of Middletown, Virginia, died Tuesday, December 22, 2015, at her daughter’s home.
Mrs. Boggs was born in 1941, in Des Moines, Iowa, the daughter of the late Homer D. and Emma Prewitt. She was a graduate of Lincoln High School, Class of 1959. Ruth was an office manager with Bekins Van Lines in Alexandria, Virginia, retiring in 2010. She worked part time in the Fabric Department at Walmart on Route 522 in Winchester, Virginia. She loved to crochet, quilt and spend time with her grandchildren. Ruth was a member of the Virginia Victorian Tea Society and actively collected tea pots.
She married Harry Gerald Boggs in November of 1965. He preceded her in death on November 2, 1988.
Surviving is her daughter, Kammi Mills and her husband, Scott, of Middletown, Virginia; son, Jerry Boggs of Linden, Virginia; grandchildren, Kale Griffin Mills and Cullen Draik Mills, both of Middletown and one child on the way, due on July 9, 2016; her brothers, Russell Prewitt and wife, Deanne of Des Moines, Iowa and Ben Prewitt and wife, Shirley of Vancouver, Washington.
The family will receive friends on Thursday, from 2:00-4:00 PM, at Omps Funeral Home, Amherst Chapel.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation, 26 Broadway, 14th Floor, New York, New York, 10004.