Ruth Nell Parker Harper Shingleton Ruth Nell Parker Harper Shingleton, 75, of Hampstead, much beloved mother, sister, wife, passed away Sunday, December 22, 2013. She was preceded in death by husband, Alfred M. Harper, husband, Thurman W. Shingleton, and brother, David Parker. She is survived by her son, Douglas Harper and wife, Polly, of Hollister, CA, and daughter, Sharon Fariss and husband, Ed, of Hertford, NC; four grandchildren, Amanda, Christopher, Tyler, and Kyle; brothers, Robert and Merris Parker, and Walter and Connie Parker; sisters, Diane Gerow, Yvonne and Doug Brandes, Gail and David Campbell, Nancy Parker, and Angela and Fred Weaver; step-children, Farnell Shingleton, Ralph Shingleton, Gwen Hobbs, and Reva Inman; seven step-grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren. The family will receive friends from 7pm to 9pm Friday, December 27, 2013, at Andrews Hampstead Chapel. A funeral service will be held at 11am Saturday, December 28, 2013, at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Hampstead. Interment will follow in Greenlawn Memorial Park, Wilmington.
