OBITUARY

Arland Ruth Henry October 14, 1919 - May 22, 2013 Retired Lt. Col. Arland Ruth Henry, age 93, passed away Wednesday, May 22, 2013. Memorial Services will be conducted Friday, May 24, 2013 at 1PM in the Georgia Veteran's Memorial Cemetery Chapel. Lt. Col. Henry, better known to her friends as Ruthie, was a native of Selma, AL and had made her home in Milledgeville for the past 26 1/2 years. She was the daughter of the late Frank and Mallie Lou Cabiness Henry. She retired after 28 years from the Air Force Nurse Corps where she had served all over the world, including her time in WWII. She held the honor of being the Command Nurse and was the first woman to have a received a star above her wings. She was a member of Lakeshore Community Church. She is survived by her sister Betty Wilson, Ret. Major USAF; special nephew Michael (Charlotte) Wilson of Texas; several nieces, nephews and many friends.

HENRY
ARLAND RUTH
LTC USAF
WORLD WAR II - KOREA - VIETNAM
1919 - 2013
Georgia Veteran's Memorial Cemetery
2617 Milledgeville, GA 31061