Family Card - Person Sheet
Family Card - Person Sheet
NameHelen Ruth Ketchie 
Birth1 Oct 1921, Rowan County, NC
Death31 Jan 2009, Rowan Regional Medical Center, Salisbury, Rowan County, NC
Burial3 Feb 2009, Liberty UMC Cemetery, Liberty, Rowan County, NC
FatherMartin “Luther” Ketchie (1899-1965)
MotherMaie Viola Hoffman (1901-1972)
Spouses
Birth14 Feb 1919, Rowan County, NC
Death13 Apr 2000, Rowan County, NC
Burial15 Apr 2000, Liberty UMC Cemetery, Liberty, Rowan County, NC
FatherJoseph Alexander Hill (1886-1982)
MotherJosephine Lutetia “Josie“ Isenhour (1887-1966)
Marriage6 Sep 1939
ChildrenJerry Lee (1943-)
James Thomas “Tom“ (1947-)
Ronald William “Bill“ (1953-)
Lunda Ann (1958-)
Notes for Helen Ruth Ketchie
Helen Ruth Ketchie Hill
GOLD HILL - Helen Ruth Ketchie Hill, 87, died Saturday, Jan. 31, 2009, at Rowan Regional Medical Center.
She was born Oct. 1, 1921, in Rowan County, to the late Viola Mae Hoffman Ketchie and Martin Luther Ketchie.
Mrs. Hill attended Rowan County Schools.
She worked at Frito Lay, Morgan Poultry, kept foster children, a homemaker and member of Liberty United Methodist Church.
Mrs. Hill loved fishing, raising flowers, making quilts and was a expert marksman and hunter. She was proud of her family and introduced them to others every chance she could. Her grandchildren will always remember the wonderful adventures they had with "Grammaw".
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, James Lee Hill, who died in 2000. They married in 1938 and spent 64 years together.
Survivors include children, Jerry Lee Hill (Brenda), Ronald William Hill (fiancée Christiane), James Thomas Hill (Bonnie), Lunda Hill Eller (Eric) and Charlotte Hill, all of Gold Hill; grandchildren, Susan Waller, Brian Hill, Vickie Shields, Cristy Stiller, Matt Hill, Scott Hill, Luke Kesler, Andy Hill, Sarah Sweatt, Hunter Shue and Bobby Clement; brother, Ben Ketchie of Gold Hill; sister, Georgia McDaniel of Poquoson, Va.; and 15 great-grandchildren.
Service and Burial: 4 p.m. Tuesday at Liberty United Methodist Church, Rev. Brad Cunningham officiating. Burial will follow in church cemetery.
Visitation: 2:30 - 4 p.m. Tuesday at the church.
Memorials: Liberty United Methodist Church, 3640 Liberty Road, Gold Hill, NC 28072.
Lyerly Funeral Home is serving the family.
Salisbury Post, 2 Feb 2009
GOLD HILL - Helen Ruth Ketchie Hill, 87, died Saturday, Jan. 31, 2009, at Rowan Regional Medical Center.
She was born Oct. 1, 1921, in Rowan County, to the late Viola Mae Hoffman Ketchie and Martin Luther Ketchie.
Mrs. Hill attended Rowan County Schools.
She worked at Frito Lay, Morgan Poultry, kept foster children, a homemaker and member of Liberty United Methodist Church.
Mrs. Hill loved fishing, raising flowers, making quilts and was a expert marksman and hunter. She was proud of her family and introduced them to others every chance she could. Her grandchildren will always remember the wonderful adventures they had with "Grammaw".
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, James Lee Hill, who died in 2000. They married in 1938 and spent 64 years together.
Survivors include children, Jerry Lee Hill (Brenda), Ronald William Hill (fiancée Christiane), James Thomas Hill (Bonnie), Lunda Hill Eller (Eric) and Charlotte Hill, all of Gold Hill; grandchildren, Susan Waller, Brian Hill, Vickie Shields, Cristy Stiller, Matt Hill, Scott Hill, Luke Kesler, Andy Hill, Sarah Sweatt, Hunter Shue and Bobby Clement; brother, Ben Ketchie of Gold Hill; sister, Georgia McDaniel of Poquoson, Va.; and 15 great-grandchildren.
Service and Burial: 4 p.m. Tuesday at Liberty United Methodist Church, Rev. Brad Cunningham officiating. Burial will follow in church cemetery.
Visitation: 2:30 - 4 p.m. Tuesday at the church.
Memorials: Liberty United Methodist Church, 3640 Liberty Road, Gold Hill, NC 28072.
Lyerly Funeral Home is serving the family.
Salisbury Post, 2 Feb 2009