Ruth C. Harding's Obituary
Ruth C. Harding of Cambridge, formally of Cokesbury, Maryland passed away at home on Wednesday, October 10, 2012. She was 88.
She was born on March 12, 1924 in Chester, PA, the daughter of the late Kenneth Lee Cordrey and Anna Cordrey.
She was married to the late Sewell J. Harding, Jr. on February 27, 1943. He preceded her on death on October 13, 2001.
Working alongside of her husband on the family farm, Ruth spent much of her time tending to the garden, bookkeeping and raising her family. She later worked at Hurlock Sportswear in Hurlock for many years.
She is survived by three daughters, Constance Swafford and her husband, Daniel, Sr. of Cambridge, Bonnie Ostermann and her husband Wayne of Federalsburg, Diann Mason of Tega Cay, SC, four grandchildren, Paige Adams and Daniel Swafford, Jr., both of Cambridge, Hank Ostermann of Denton, and Christopher Mason of TegaCay, SC, seven great-grandchildren, Elizabeth Ostermann, Austyn Ostermann, Avery Ostermann, Logan Adams, Taylor Swafford, Erica Mason and Jordan Mason, a brother, Edward Cordrey and his wife Shirley of Delmar, a sister, Jeanette Wheatley and her husband, Russell of Federalsburg, and a sister-in-law, Barbara Cordrey of Seaford. She was preceded in death by a brother, James H. Cordrey and a son-in-law, Larry J. Mason.
Funeral services will be held on Monday, October 15, 2012 at 2:00 at the Framptom Funeral Home, P.A. with the Reverend Denzil T. Cheek officiating. Interment will follow in Cokesbury Cemetery in Cokesbury, Maryland. The family will receive friends from 12-2 on Monday.
Expressions of sympathy may be made to the Coastal Hospice Foundation, Post Office Box 1733, Salisbury, MD 21804 or to the Cokesbury Cemetery, 7054 Whitely Road, Federalsburg, MD 21632.
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