Ruth Imogene Hellock

Ruth Imogene (Culp) Hellock was born July 23, 1924 to the late Floyd and Ethel (Boyd) Culp in Hammondsville, Ohio.  A 1941 graduate of Bergholz High School, Imogene attended Tusculum College in Greeneville, Tennessee before enrolling in and graduating from the Ohio Valley Hospital School of Nursing in 1945.  She worked as a registered nurse at Ohio Valley Hospital for over 30 years and retired as the Pediatric Head Nurse in 1988.  On April 18, 1946 Ruth married John L. Hellock.  The couple raised their three children and celebrated 67 years of marriage in their Wintersville home.  Following her retirement, the couple enjoyed traveling around the United States from New York, to Las Vegas, to Hawaii, and many places in between.  Also during retirement, Imogene enrolled in quilting classes at Jefferson Technical College; she joined the Ohio Valley Traditional Quilters club and developed a talent for piecing beautiful quilts.  Over her lifetime she was a member of the National Honor Society, the WW II Cadet Nurse Corps, the Ohio Nurses Association, the American Nurses Association, the Mingo Junction Senior Citizens Center, and the Wintersville United Methodist Church.  In 1989, Imogene was honored with a Jefferson Technical College Community Service Sector Award.  Imogene passed away on July 16, 2015 after a brief illness, just one week shy of her 91st birthday.  In addition to her parents, Imogene was preceded in death by her husband, John Hellock, and her siblings Donna Culp and Wilbur Culp.  She is survived by sisters Mary Fisher of Steubenville and Lois Clark of Salineville; her children Douglas (Loretta) Hellock of Wintersville, OH, Dana (Darlene) Hellock of Wintersville, OH, and Diane (David) Kuntzman of Alliance, OH; six grandchildren Keith (Shannon) Hellock, Kevin Hellock, Corey (Marianne) Hellock, Shelley (Josh) Ewing, Lauren Kuntzman and Lindsay Kuntzman; and six great-grandchildren.  Friends may call at Dunlope – Shorac Funeral Home, 215 Fernwood Road, Wintersville on Monday from 10 a.m. until the time of the funeral service at noon with Rev. Dr. Clint Quillen officiating.  Burial at Fort Steuben.  Memorial contributions may be directed to Wintersville United Methodist Church, 702 Main St., Wintersville, OH 43953.

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