DOVER - Ruth I. Fleetwood, passed away peacefully at Bay Health Medical Center in Dover on Wednesday, August 17, 2016. Born in Georgetown, to the late Harry and Oleiva (Fisher) Fleetwood. She worked as a secretary for the US Navy and enjoyed doing crossword puzzles. She is survived by her sister, Myrtle Fleetwood of Dover; niece, Patricia (Ralph) Baker of Little River, S.C..; nephews, Robert (Rosemary) Weir of Springfield, Fla., Gary Fleetwood of Georgetown, and Samuel Clements of Wilmington. A funeral service 10 a.m., Tuesday, August 23, 2016, in the chapel of Berry-Short Funeral Home, 119 NW Front St., Milford. Interment will be private.