Ruth Coulter

COULTER, Mrs. Ruth (Harwell) - Age 86, passed away, Wednesday, March 11, 2009 at her residence. Family hour 10:30AM Saturday, March 21, 2009 from the Chapel of Lawrence E. Moon Funeral Home, 906 W. Flint Park Blvd., with funeral service commencing immediately at 11AM. Pastor Seldon Williams, Jr. officiating. Interment River Rest Cemetery, G-4413 Flushing Rd. Friends and pallbearers will assemble at the funeral home 10:30AM Saturday. Mrs. Coulter will lie in state in the Chapel of Lawrence E. Moon Funeral Home and may be viewed from 2PM-8PM Friday. Mrs. Ruth Harwell Coulter was born January 23, 1923 in Mason, Tennessee to the union of Grover Cleveland and Lucille Middlebrooks Harwell. She confessed to Christ at an early age. Mrs. Coulter moved to Flint, where she joined the Mt. Zion Missionary Baptist Church under the leadership of Pastor H.B. Dixson. She retired as a Chef Cook. Mrs. Ruth Coulter leaves to mourn her passing: son, Mr. Kelvyn (Valeria) Dixon; devoted nieces, Mrs. Mary (Charles) Dixon, Ms. Patricia Brown of Atlanta, GA, Ms. Christine Brown, Mrs. Erma (Noah) Shaw, all of Flint, Mrs. Connie (James) Walton of Clio, MI, Jestine Harden, Juanita Harwell of Chicago, IL, Carolyn (Kenneth) Caldwell of Jackson, TN, Joshlyn Harwell of Stanton, TN, Johnnie Ruth (Willie) Clark of Middlebrook, AL, Charlene Ghoston of Amory, MS, Ms. Hilda Gillam of Mason, TN, Mrs. Clara (Stanley) Anderson of Bartlett, TN, Ms. Betty Jean Kennon, Mrs. Shirley (Milton) Hollis, Ms. Tina Rankins of Memphis, TN and Mrs. Diane (Robert) Watson of Saltillo, MS; devoted nephews, Mr. Janaril Brown of Flint, Mr. Tony (Jackie) Brown of Southfield, MI, Mr. Finis Harwell of Nashville, TN, Mr. Kenneth Harwell of Mason, TN, Grover (Flozell) Harwell II, DeEsko Harwell Jr., Gale (Angelek) Harwell, Ryan Harwell, all of Stanton, TN, Mr. Albert Harwell, Mr. Wiliford Rankins, Mr. Robert Rankins of Memphis, TN and Mr. Wilk Harwell Jr., of Chicago, IL; brothers-in-law, Mr. Willie L. Brown of Flint and Grady Coulter and family; 2 sisters-in-law, Mrs. Helen Harwell of Stanton, TN and Cora Coulter; a host of great-nieces and nephews, other relatives and friends including special friends, Mrs. Nancy Rheaves, the Kennedy Estates Block Club, Mrs. Dorothy Jones, Mr. and Mrs. Wilson and Mrs. Dorothy LittleJohn. Mrs. Coulter was preceded in death by her husband, Mr. Gale Coulter; parents, Mr. Grover Cleveland and Mrs. Lucille Middlebrooks Harwell; sisters, Mrs. Maude Rankins, Mrs. Lucille Brown, Mrs. Anna Pitts and Mrs. Connie Searcy; brothers, Mr. Ellis Harwell, Mr. Desko Harwell and Mr. Wilk Harwell; nephews, Mr. Leon Brown, Mr. Kenneth Shaw, Mr. Carnell Harwell and Mr. Ernest Pitts.

Ruth Coulter

January 23, 1923 - March 11, 2009