FELTON - E. Ruth Phillippi died Fri. Aug. 30, 2013 at Bayhealth Kent General, after a short illness. She was born in Tennessee. She was a member of the Burrsville Ruritan and the Sandtown Church of the Nazarene. She was predeceased by her husband, James E. (1979); a son, Sidney (1957); and a daughter Jonna Presswood (1998). She is survived by two sons, James (Companion Genia) Phillippi of Felton and Patrick (fiance Denise) Phillippi of Harrington; two daughters, Joyce (husband Bill) Stout of Milton and Ellie (husband Frank) Humphries of Felton; a sister, Geraldine Cable of Butler, Tenn.; seven grandchildren, James Jordan Phillippi, Heather Phillippi, Zachary Phillippi, Kelly Sharpe, Jennifer Sharpe, William Presswood, Nathan Presswood; two great-grandchildren, Liam Sharpe and Skilynn Cole. Services will be Fri., Sept. 6, 2013 at 2 p.m. at Price Funeral Home, 6 Dorman Street, Harrington, where friends may call Thursday Evening from 7 to 9 p.m. Internment will be in Hollywood Cemetery, Harrington. In lieu of flowers, the family suggest contributions to the Sandtown Church of the Nazarene, 448 Willowgrove Road, Felton, Delaware.