Irma Ruth Elam Obituary
With heavy hearts, we announce the death of Irma Ruth Elam (Athens, Texas), who passed away on February 24, 2020 at the age of 88. Leave a sympathy message to the family on the memorial page of Irma Ruth Elam to pay them a last tribute.
She was loved and cherished by many people including: her parents, Oscar Harrell and Laura Harrell of Morrison; her children, Phil Elam (Marsha) of Westfield and Lolly Smith (Steven) of Dallas, Texas; her grandchildren, Mari Friedman (Scott) of Westfield, Logan Payne (Andi Sotirin) of Dallas, Lauren Cummings (Micah) of Houston, Michael Elam of Dallas and Rebecca Fechner (Chris) of Houston, Texas; her great grandchildren, Nora Friedman of Westfield, Cade Fechner of Houston and Olivia Cummings of Houston, Texas; her brother Jerry Harrell (Gitta Trapp) of Manchester, Tennessee; her niece Mitzi Lowe of Winchester, Tennessee.; and her husband Bill Elam.
In lieu of flowers, the family suggests contributions in memory of Ruth Elam to one of the following organizations: Alzheimer's Disease Research Foundation, Salvation Army, or Shiloh Road Church of Christ, Tyler, Texas.
