Ruth Jane Howard

Ruth Jane Howard, 96, of New Philadelphia, passed away December 21, 2020 in Park Village Southside at New Philadelphia following a period of declining health.

A daughter of the late Clayton Deane and Sarah Jane (Moore) Jones, Ruth was born June 11, 1924 in her childhood home in Jerusalem, Ohio.

Ruth graduated from Beallsville High School in 1942. She then served as the secretary and treasurer for the Beallsville School District. After meeting her future husband, William R. Howard, Jane relocated to the New Philadelphia area and the couple eventually wed on March 1, 1957. She later worked as a tax clerk for Rea & Associates at New Philadelphia and was formerly a member of the Jerusalem United Methodist Church.

She is survived by her daughter and son-in-law, Faye Jane and Stan Olson of New Philadelphia; her grandson, Zachary William Olson; a niece, Betty Jane Corbin and a great niece, Susan Corbin.

Ruth was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, William who passed away December 23, 1989 and a brother, Wilfred Jones.

Private family services will be held at the Linn-Hert-Geib Funeral Home & Crematory and interment will take place in Jerusalem Cemetery at Jerusalem, Ohio.