Ruth A. Corner

Ruth A. Corner, 67, of Columbia City, died at 5:30 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 27, 2017 of natural causes suddenly at her home.
She was born May 30, 1950 in Kimmell, a daughter of Garrad E. and Rose (Wilder) Murphy. Her formative years were spent in Noble County. She graduated from Wolf Lake High School.
She was employed at Mutual Security Life for three years, United Telephone from 1970 until 1988 and Bertsch Services in Warsaw from 1988 until 2009.
On Aug. 2, 1969, she was united in marriage to Ralph L. Corner Jr. They made their home in Pierceton then in 1972 moved to Chapman Lake and in 1974 to Warsaw. In 2009 they moved to Ormas and in September 2016 to their home in Columbia City.
She was a member of West Etna Community Church.
Surviving relatives include her husband, Ralph; two children, Eric (Christy) Corner, of Columbia City, and Kristy Zickefoose, of Mishawaka; 10 grandchildren; five great-grandchildren; two sisters, Nora Jane Jones, of Colorado Springs, Colo., and Janice Rockey, of Ormas; and three brothers, Gene Murphy, of Aurora, Colo., Jim Murphy, of Fort Wayne, and Randy Murphy, of Ormas.
She was preceded in death by her parents, and a son, Corey Corner.
The funeral service will be held at 2 p.m. Friday at Smith & Sons Funeral Home, Columbia City, with visitation from noon to 2 p.m. Friday. Burial will be in Thorn Cemetery, Ormas.
Preferred memorials are to St. Jude's Children Hospital. Online condolences may be sent to www.smithandsonsfuneralhome.com.