Obituary of Ruth Sorrell Nunley

Ruth Sorrell Nunley Of Titusville, FL Ruth Sorrell Nunley of Titusville, FL, formerly of Man, WV passed away on February 9, 2017, in Titusville. Born on October 27, 1921, at Christian, WV, she was the first child and only daughter of Claude and Zona Goodman Sorrell. Mrs. Nunley graduated from Man High School in 1939 and received her BS degree in Education from Morris Harvey College in 1958. She received her MA degree from West Virginia University in 1972. She was a Logan County educator of 30+ years, most of those as a teacher at South Man Grade School. She retired as Principal of Mallory Grade School. Upon her retirement, she pursued her interest in genealogy on a full-time basis and traveled extensively researching her ancestors. This hobby culminated in her membership in two ancestry organizations of which she was extremely honored and proud: the Westmorland Chapter of the National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) (Ceredo-Kenova, WV), and the Palm Beach Island (FL) Chapter of the National Society, Colonial Dames XVII Century. In addition to her parents, Mrs. Nunley was preceded in death by her husband of 52 years, Ralph Nunley; grandson, Bruce Luna; great-grandson, Bruce Luna, Jr.; and three brothers, Earl, Hudson, and Wendell Sorrell. Surviving children are Richard (Mary Lou) Nunley, Sandra Luna, Fran Cabanilla, and Danny (Christine) Nunley, all of Titusville; grandchildren, Mike (Lori) Luna of Montoursville, PA, Tony (Jamie) Luna of Titusville, Barry Nunley of Orlando, Alexander (Alexandra) Cabanilla of Bethesda, MD, Lisa Schmidt of Winter Park, Christopher Nunley of Tempe, AZ, and Sandie (Eric) Northcutt of Jacksonville. She is also survived by 14 great-grandchildren and six great-great-grandchildren; one brother, Mike (Duwanna) Sorrell of Kistler, WV; sisters-in-law, Betty Sorrell of Kistler, WV and Charlotte Sorrell of Madisonville, KY. Public viewing will be held at Krantz-McNeely Funeral Home in Man on Thursday, February 16, 2017, from 6:00 – 8:00 p.m. Graveside services will be held at 11:00 a.m. Friday, February 17, 2017, at Highland Memory Gardens at Godby with David Sorrel officiating. Arrangements have been entrusted to the care of the Newcomer Cremation and Funeral Services of Titusville and the Krantz-McNeely Funeral Home at Man. Online condolences may be sent to www.krantzmcneelyfuneralhome.com