Funeral services for Mrs. Ruth Louise Brewer, age 78, of Manchester, TN, will be conducted at 1:00 PM on Friday, December 28, 2018, at Coffee County Funeral Chapel with Bro. Earl Cairns officiating. Burial will follow in Fredonia Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 11:00 AM until the time of service at the funeral home. Mrs. Brewer passed from this life on Tuesday, December 25, 2018, at her residence surrounded by her loving family.
Ruth was born on November 16, 1940, in Higden, Arkansas to the late George and Essie Cullum. Her mother passed away at a young age, and her family moved to South Haven, Michigan. Ruth went to South Haven High School. She married Bill Brewer at the age of 18, and they were married for 43 years until his passing in 2001. Ruth worked in home health until she had to retire in 2015 due to cancer. In her younger days she loved camping, roller skating, riding boats, and hiking. She was a member of Boynton Valley Baptist Church in Manchester, TN.
In addition to her parents, Ruth is also preceded in death by her loving husband, William “Bill” Brewer; one son, Billy Brewer; one daughter-in-law, Sara Brewer; one granddaughter, Ashley Brewer; one brother, Ervin Cullum; one sister, Opal Cullum. She is survived by her son, Terry Brewer; daughter, Sherri McCoullough (Jerry); three sisters, Billie Fife, Mary Johnson, and Pauline Stainbrook; three grandchildren, Shani McCoullough, Alisha McCoullough, and William Brewer
Coffee County Funeral Chapel is honored to serve the Brewer family.