Born in Catawba County, NC on April 10, 1924, she was the daughter of the late
Luther Bowman and Bertha Elizabeth Bowman Bowman. Ruth was a lifelong member of Zion Lutheran Church in Hickory. She enjoyed talking to her friends and she never met a stranger. Her grandchildren knew her as “Grammy” and the joy of her life was indulging them. She was a seamstress, but was also talented in gardening and cooking.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband of 42 years, James Jacob Lutz; sisters, Irene Bowman Davis, Margaret Bowman Lutz and Frances Bowman Leonard.
Left to cherish her memory are daughter, Ruth Ann Hollar and husband, Dale of Newton; grandchildren, Meghan Waters and husband, Al of Jacksonville, Illinois, Jordan Hollar of Newton and great-grandson, Edwin Waters.
A Service of Remembrance will be held at 3:00 p.m. on Tuesday, April 11, 2017 at Zion Lutheran Church with Rev. John David Bryant officiating. Burial will follow in the church cemetery.
The family will receive friends from 1:30 to 2:45 prior to the service at the church.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests that memorials be made to Zion Lutheran Church Sound System or Boy Scout Troop #238, 1911 Zion Church Road, Hickory, NC 28602.
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