Obituary For Margaret "Ruth" Squires Talbert Minter July 17, 1915 - August 5, 2014 Margaret "Ruth" Squires Talbert Minter, 99, of 1308 East Meadow Road in Eden, passed away Tuesday evening, August 5, 2014, at Morehead Nursing Center. A funeral service will be held at 2 PM on Friday, August 8, at First United Methodist Church in Eden. Burial will follow in Roselawn Memorial Gardens. Mrs. Minter was born July 17, 1915 in Ossipee, NC, to the late Walter James Squires and Donna Stovall Squires. She was a 90 year member of First United Methodist Church and a retiree of Fieldcrest Mills. She is survived by her son, Andrew Talbert, Jr. and wife, Carol; two grandchildren, Andrew Talbert, III and wife, Tena and John Talbert, all of Eden; three great-grandchildren; and five great-great-grandchildren. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her first husband, A. J. "Jack" Talbert and her second husband, Robert Minter, along with her five siblings, Cecil, Dan, Ervin, Harold, and Merrit Squires. The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service on Friday (1 - 2 PM) at First United Methodist Church and other times at the home of her son and daughter-in-law, 215 S. Edgewood Road in Eden. Memorial contributions may be made to First United Methodist Church (Memorial Fund) , 130 Main Street, Eden, NC 27288. Online condolences may be offered to the family at www.fairfuneralhome.com