Ruth Whaley Seigler

Ruth Whaley Seigler, 96, of Abbeville, died Friday, May 4, 2007 at the HospiceCare of the Piedmont Hospice House. She was born in Antreville, SC to the late Will and Corrie Cann Ferguson. Mrs. Seigler was an active member of the First Baptist Church in Abbeville and was a member of the Cheryl Camp Circle. She was twice married first to the Late Henry Wilson Whaley and then the late Sam P. Seigler. In addition to her parents and husbands she was preceded in death by her three brothers, Bradley, Wyatt, and Mahlon Ferguson, two sisters, Katie Mae Wilson, and Mable Daniels, and a step-daughter, Joyce Hagen and her husband Sammy. Mrs. Seigler is survived by her daughter, Eleanor Whaley Price and her husband, Noel, of Statesville, NC; two sons, John W. Whaley and his wife Louise of Greenwood, and Robert F. Whaley and his wife Norma of Spartanburg; two step-daughters, Patricia S. Lewis and her husband Fred of Abbeville, and Dena S. Hodge and her husband Pat of Abbeville; nine grandchildren, twenty-five great-grandchildren, twelve great-great-grandchildren, ten step-grandchildren, and eleven step-great-grandchildren. The family will receive friends from 1:00PM to 2:30PM Monday, May 7, 2007 at Harris Funeral Home in Abbeville. Funeral services will follow on Monday, conducted by the Rev. Reiny Koschel, will be 3:00PM at the First Baptist Church in Abbeville. Burial will follow in Forest Lawn Memory Gardens. The families are at the home of Mr. and Mrs. John Whaley 217 Manning Rd. Greenwood, SC 29649. Memorial contributions in memory of Mrs. Seigler may be sent to the First Baptist Church of Abbeville Building Fund PO Box 825 Abbeville, SC 29620 OR to New Hope Presbyterian Church 1484 Hwy 28 By-pass Abbeville, SC 29620. Online condolences may be sent to the Seigler family by visiting www.harrisfuneral.com HARRIS FUNERAL HOME, of Abbeville is assisting the Seigler family.