A memorial service for Ruth Gadd Tennent, 86, Thomasville, will be held at 1 p.m. Thursday, January 28, 2016, at the Allen and Allen Funeral Home Chapel, 110 West Hansell Street Thomasville. The Rev. Tim Filston of the First Presbyterian Church to officiate.
Ruth Tennent passed away on January 24, 2016 at the Langdale Hospice House in Valdosta. Known as Rudy to her friends, she was the fourth child of Charles Edward and Ruth Marie Gillis Gadd born January 25, 1929 in Indiana, Pennsylvania. After graduating from Seton Hill College, Rudy completed her internship in Dietary Science at Vanderbilt University in 1950. While in school at Vandy, she met her husband of forty-five years, Henry Densler Tennent. After teaching at Bass High School for several years, the couple moved to Griffin, GA in 1965 where they raised their four children as active members of the First Presbyterian Church of Griffin until Henry’s death in 1997. Rudy moved to Thomasville, GA in 1999 where she enjoyed playing bridge and painting. In addition to her parents, Rudy is preceded in death by her siblings; Robert Clarke Gadd, Mary Elizabeth Gadd Matz, and Charles Edward Gadd, Jr., her husband, Henry Densler Tennent and two sons-in-law, Norman Ray Bankston and Neil Andress Bradford. She is survived by her children; Henry Alston Tennent III (Kay), Elizabeth Gadd Tennent Campbell (Thomas), Ruth Charles Tennent Bankston, and Laurie Lee Tennent Bradford. Her grandchildren Kayce Gibson Johnson (Trent), Andrew Lawrence Gibson, Walter Edward Campbell (Nicole), William Tennent Campbell (Cecily), Brittany Bankston Williams (Eric), Harry Alston Bankston, Laurie McGee Bankston, Norman Henry Bankston, and one great-grandchild, Kaleb Trent Johnson. The family will receive friends after the service at Allen and Allen. In lieu of flowers, donations may be sent to the Langdale Hospice House, 2263 Pineview Drive, Valdosta, GA, 31602, First Presbyterian Church of Griffin 1349 Macon Road Griffin, GA 30224, or the First Presbyterian Church of Thomasville 225East Jackson Street Thomasville, GA 31792.
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Ruth Tennent passed away on January 24, 2016 at the Langdale Hospice House in Valdosta. Known as Rudy to her friends, she was the fourth child of Charles Edward and Ruth Marie Gillis Gadd born January 25, 1929 in Indiana, Pennsylvania. After graduating from Seton Hill College, Rudy completed her internship in Dietary Science at Vanderbilt University in 1950. While in school at Vandy, she met her husband of forty-five years, Henry Densler Tennent. After teaching at Bass High School for several years, the couple moved to Griffin, GA in 1965 where they raised their four children as active members of the First Presbyterian Church of Griffin until Henry’s death in 1997. Rudy moved to Thomasville, GA in 1999 where she enjoyed playing bridge and painting. In addition to her parents, Rudy is preceded in death by her siblings; Robert Clarke Gadd, Mary Elizabeth Gadd Matz, and Charles Edward Gadd, Jr., her husband, Henry Densler Tennent and two sons-in-law, Norman Ray Bankston and Neil Andress Bradford. She is survived by her children; Henry Alston Tennent III (Kay), Elizabeth Gadd Tennent Campbell (Thomas), Ruth Charles Tennent Bankston, and Laurie Lee Tennent Bradford. Her grandchildren Kayce Gibson Johnson (Trent), Andrew Lawrence Gibson, Walter Edward Campbell (Nicole), William Tennent Campbell (Cecily), Brittany Bankston Williams (Eric), Harry Alston Bankston, Laurie McGee Bankston, Norman Henry Bankston, and one great-grandchild, Kaleb Trent Johnson. The family will receive friends after the service at Allen and Allen. In lieu of flowers, donations may be sent to the Langdale Hospice House, 2263 Pineview Drive, Valdosta, GA, 31602, First Presbyterian Church of Griffin 1349 Macon Road Griffin, GA 30224, or the First Presbyterian Church of Thomasville 225East Jackson Street Thomasville, GA 31792.
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