Mrs. Ruth E. Ewell, formerly of Gray Road, Chocowinity, died Saturday, April 7, 2012, at River Trace Nursing Home and Rehabilitation Center, Washington. The family will receive friends at the home of her cousin, Evelyn Ewing, 624 W. Ninth St., Washington. Arrangements will be announced by Leon Randolph Funeral Home, 208 W. Martin Luther King Jr. Drive, Washington.