Visitation: 5:00 – 6:30pm, Wednesday, November 8, 2017
Location: Weymouth Funeral Home
Graveside Service: 1:00pm, Thursday, November 9, 2017
Location: Parklawn Memorial Park
Lucy N. “Bunny” Ruggles, 97, passed away at home on Friday, November 3, 2017. Born in St. Johnsbury, VT to Stephen and Minnie O. Page, she had been a resident of Newport News since 1956. A WWII widow and devoted Army wife, her heart was always in her home state of VT with her large Scotch-Irish family and her family in Newport News as well. She was a member of the Panther Veterans Organization.
She was preceded in death by her first husband, Harold J. Decell; her second husband, Hugh P. Ruggles; her daughter, Linda L. Sorrell; her brothers, Ernest, Earl, Kenneth, and Erton Page; her sisters, Helen Greenwood, Lois Hemond, and Ruby Elliott. She is survived by her daughter, Leslie Ann Decell; her granddaughters, Traci McNulty (Mike) of PA and Page Call of VA; great-grandchildren, Trevor Stallings and Casey Owens of PA, Hayden, Cabot, and Blake Call of VA; many nieces and nephews, especially Susan Bunnell (David) and Mike Hemond (Janice) of VT. The family would like to thank the staff of Riverside Hospice, Mary Evans, Debbie Boyd, and her aide Barbara Spratley for all their care and support.
The family will receive friends from 5:00 – 6:30pm on Wednesday, November 8, 2017 at Weymouth Funeral Home. A Graveside Service will be conducted at 1:00pm on Thursday, November 9, 2017 at Parklawn Memorial Park. Arrangements are by Weymouth Funeral Home.