Ruth Elizabeth Witten Hart, 89, of Huntington, passed away Friday, February 12, 2010 at the Woodlands Retirement Community following a long illness. Ruth was born May 19, 1920 in Huntington, WV, daughter of the late Dr. and Mrs. L. Clark Witten. In addition to her parents, she is preceded in death by her husband, Donald R. Hart and a brother, John L. “Jack” Witten. Mrs. Hart was a graduate of St. Mary’s School of Nursing. She was a practicing RN in Huntington, and later was in partnership with her husband, as owners and operators of a small family business, Hart Distributors, Inc. She was a long time member of the Women’s Club of Huntington, PEO, and Johnson Memorial United Methodist Church, where she and her husband were active in the E.T. Jones Bible class, and she served as President of the United Methodist Women. She is survived by her children, Mary Witten Ehlers and her husband Dennis of Euless, TX., Donald R. Hart, Jr., of Huntington, and Cathy Hart Price and her husband Joseph of Charleston, WV; grandchildren, Michael C. Ehlers and his wife Jennifer of Cincinnati, OH., Kristen Ehlers Patton of Euless, TX., Jonathan Hart Price of Nashville, TN., and Benjamin Witten Price of Charleston, WV; great-grandchildren, Michael Patton, Tad and Katherine Ehlers. The family wishes to express their appreciation to both the staff at the Woodlands Healthcare, and to Hospice of Huntington for their love, outstanding care and unending kindness. In lieu of flowers, it is requested that memorial gifts be made in memory of Mrs. Hart to Hospice of Huntington, 1101 Sixth Ave., Huntington, WV 25701. Services will be held 2 p.m. Tuesday, February 16, 2010 by the Rev. Jack Lipphardt at the Johnson Memorial United Methodist Church. Interment will follow in Spring Hill Cemetery. Visitation will be held in the church parlor 12:30 p.m. until service time. Klingel Carpenter Mortuary is in charge of arrangements.
