Ruth Ann Merricks Selfe of Grundy, Virginia passed away on Thursday, September 23, 2021, at the Heritage Hall Nursing Home, Grundy, Virginia following an extended illness. She was affectionately known as Squirrel, by most that knew and loved her.
Born June 4, 1950, at Hurley, Virginia, she was the daughter of the late John Merricks and Mag Lockhart Merricks.
Squirrel was a graduate of Hurley High School and made her career in nursing after graduating from the Buchanan County School of Practical Nursing in 1978. As an LPN and mother, she loved taking care of others and this continued during her time as a resident of Heritage Hall. She was a loving grandmother, mother, sister, and friend who thoroughly enjoyed fellowship and being with her family. Throughout her courageous battle, she has touched the lives of many and left her mark on their hearts with her beautiful, unique humor and passion for life. She was a member of the Vansant Church of Christ. Squirrel enjoyed crafting and was gifted in her artwork. She loved her canine friends, Nakita, Bailey, Sadie, and Hank. Squirrel truly enjoyed life and her family and this was evident by the smile on her face when her daughter or grandchildren walked in the room.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by one brother, Johnny Merricks; maternal grandmother, Virginia Lockhart; and one infant daughter, Sheria Denise Ward.
SURVIVORS INCLUDE:
One daughter
Angelia Ward McClanahan and husband Greg of Grundy, Virginia
Grandsons
Tanner Baldwin and Ethan McClanahan of Grundy, Virginia
Sisters
Phyllis Scott and husband Harry of Vansant, Virginia
Mary Beth Stiltner and husband Rick of Grundy, Virginia
Niece
April Lynn Wimmer and husband Brandon of Ayden North Carolina
Great Niece and Nephew
Amelia and Steven Wimmer
Sister-in-Law
Cindy Merricks of St. Paul, Virginia
Special companion of 24 years, Wayne Wiseman of Roanoke, Virginia and his family, sons, Tony and Paul Wiseman and his grandchildren, Mackenzie and Braydon Wiseman.
Funeral services for Ruth Ann “Squirrel” Selfe will be held on Sunday, September 26, 2021, 2:00 P.M. at the Virginia Funeral Home Chapel Grundy, Virginia with Tim Brown, Mike Rife, Eugene Whited, and Brandon Ratliff officiating. Burial will follow at Mountain Valley Memorial Park, Big Rock, Virginia.
The family will receive friends Saturday evening 6:00 P.M. at the Virginia Funeral Home. A service will be held at 7:00 P.M.
Serving as pallbearers will be Jerry Dillow, Lee Dotson, Tanner Baldwin, Ethan McClanahan, Cole Street, Scott Bostic, David Thompson, and Tommy Joe Adkins.
Serving as honorary pallbearers will be Harry Scott, Greg McClanahan, Ricky Stiltner, Brandon Wimmer, Thelma and Gail Stiltner, the staff of the Heritage Hall Nursing Home, and the staff of Thompson Family Health.
Virginia Funeral Home of Grundy, Virginia is in charge of the arrangements.