Ruth Mae Seely Webb

Mrs. Ruth Mae Seely Webb, 90, of Deland, Florida passed into eternal rest on October 23, 2014 in Deland, FL. Born May 31, 1924, Luzerne, PA, she was the daughter of the late W. Leslie Seely and Anne Bronson Scoville Seely. Ruth attended nurses training and then served as a nurse in Americus and as an operating room nurse and/or nurse educator in several cities in the south. In 1971 she and her husband, William Webb, became house parents at the Thornwell Orphanage for girls in Clinton, South Carolina and in 1973 they moved to Deland, Florida where they purchased and ran “The Bread Basket”, a Christian book store. They were known in the community as compassionate and loving people to whom anyone could talk. They prayed for, counseled and encouraged many people who patronized the store until Ruth’s Alzheimer’s mandated they sell The Bread Basket in 2005. They were active, faithful and supportive members of First Assembly of God in Deland. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by William, her husband of 64 years in 2010 and a daughter, Linda Mae Webb in 1951. Other deceased family members include a brother, Harold Seely, a sister Jane Seely Pohl and a brother, Charles Seely. Ruth is survived by a sister Alice and her husband Jerry Boock of Drums, Pa., a sister Lois Seely Margavich of Waco, Texas, a brother Walter Seely of Baltimore, Md., and a brother Wayne Seely and his wife June of Hazleton, Pa. Also surviving are many nieces and nephews. A memorial service to celebrate life will be held on Wednesday, December 10 at 1:00 PM, from the graveside at Oak Grove Cemetery. Ruth’s pastor, Rev. Mike Carroll, will be assisting the family with the service. To sign our online guestbook and express your condolences to the family, please visit www.hancockfuneralhomeinc.com Hancock Funeral Home, 427 S. Lee St., is honored to be entrusted with these arrangements for Mrs. Ruth Mae Seely Webb.