Ruth Strawn Snipes, 88, formerly of 101 Dogwood Drive, widow of Vivian Mckager Snipes, died Tuesday, November 2, 2010 at NHC Health Care Center. Born in Union, she was a daughter of the late Paul Martin and Julia Marie Herring Strawn. She was a graduate of Ninety Six High School and retired from Greenwood Mills, Executive Offices. She was a member of St. Paul United Methodist Church. Surviving is a brother-in-law, Rayford Snipes of Easley; nieces, Jamie Strawn Kunkle of Ninety Six, Gloria Strawn Snipes of Charleston, Roylyn Strawn Young of Oak Ridge, TN and Janie Snipes Pridmore of Ninety Six and nephews, Dwight Strawn of Korea and Dr. Calvin Snipes of Pickens. She was preceded in death by her older brothers, Albert Leroy Strawn, James Pearsall Strawn and Paul Jeremiah Strawn.