Ruth Ellen Bodie

Ruth Ellen Sams Lancaster Bodie was born April 30, 1923 in Prospect, Kentucky and passed away Sept. 16, 2019 in Warsaw, Kentucky at the age of 96.  She was the daughter of the late Samuel Hardin and Ollie Griffith Sams.

Ruth was a retired Quality Control Inspector for Wadsworth Electric.

She is survived by 3 sons: Warren "Bud" Lancaster (Sallie) of Dry Ridge, Wayne "Sonny" Lancaster (Vicky) of Burlington, and Sam Lancaster of Walton; a daughter: Joan Eileen Atkins (George) of Mt. Sterling; a brother: Gary Weston Sams of Aurora, IN; and 12 Grandchildren, 8 Great Grandchildren, and 1 Great Great Grandchild.

In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by a daughter: Arla Jean Boryezka and a sister: Alberta Chlanda.

Funeral services will be 1:00 PM, Monday, September 23, 2019 at Hamilton-Stanley Funeral Home in Verona.  Visitation will be 10:00 AM - 1:00 PM Monday at the funeral home.  Burial will follow in the New Bethel Cemetery.