Ruth Emmitt Gill of Naples, Florida died on November 9, 2019 at age 101.
Born in Luckey, Ohio to Lawrence and Mabel (Miller) Emmitt, Mrs. Gill graduated from Bowling Green State
University, then taught elementary school. A week before Pearl Harbor, she married Richard Edward Gill,
former CEO of the Cement Division of National Gypsum (Huron Cement).
In 1948, she won the Virginia Federation of Women’s Clubs Outstanding Woman of the Year Award.
A Life Master in bridge, an avid gardener and antique collector, she also was a voracious reader. Her
greatest joy was introducing her grandchildren to travel, culminating in an extended trip on Cunard’s QE
2 for the millennium. By example, she taught us never to give up, and that “the best and most beautiful
things in life cannot be seen, they are felt with the heart.”
She is survived by her son, Lawrence Emmitt Gill (Lee); three grandchildren, Lawrence Emmitt Gill II,
MaryLang Gill McDade (Cory), Carter Paden Gill; and a sister, Grace Baker.
She was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Richard Gill; sister, Mildred Jacobs; and brother,
Harold Emmitt.
Burial will be in Cuba, New York’s Cemetery following a private service at Christ Episcopal Church.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be sent to Helen Keller International.
