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Ruth Rickard Cameron : Obituary

Ruth Rickard Cameron (Grier) of Ellijay, GA, formerly of Atlanta and Roswell, GA, passed away on December 1, 2012. Ruth was born in Buffalo, NY, on February 23, 1915 to Arthur G. Rickard and Florence Riser Rickard. She was predeceased by her husband, Freeland R. Cameron; by her second husband, Arthur P. Grier; and by her sister, Marion Rickard Cooley.

She is survived by daughters, Susan Rickard Cameron and Ann Rickard Cameron, both of Ellijay, and by granddaugter, Kimberly Ann Jones, of Leesburg, FL. Ruth was an avid and award-winning needlework stitcher, designer and teacher and a longtime member of the Dogwood Chapter of the Embroiderers Guild of America.

Memorial donations may be made to the Dogwood Chapter of EGA or to the charity of your choice.

Services will be private.

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