Bristol: Ruth passed away on Monday, January 27, 2025, at age 88. She was born on August 18, 1936, and grew up on a farm in Bristol. Her parents were Gordon B. and Clara T. Allen. She was always proud to say she attended the District #5 one-room schoolhouse for several years until Honeoye Central School was constructed. Another prominent feature of Ruth’s early life was when she began studying to become one of Jehovah’s Witnesses when she was only 13. Eventually, the majority of her family became baptized Witnesses and Ruth was proud to see several generations of her extended family follow her example.

Ruth married Bruce C. Campbell of Cheshire on July 17, 1954, at the Granger Homestead in Canandaigua. They built a home on the Allen family farm where they raised their family and lived out their lives together. Bruce died in 2019. Ruth leaves three children: Kim (Linda) Campbell, Linda (David) Werder, and Mark Allen Campbell, along with six grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren.

Ruth enjoyed life in Bristol – even co-authoring two local history books in the 1990s on early life in the town. She had a lifelong love of art. Many of her watercolors of Roseland’s carousel, as well as many other local scenes, were obtained by art collectors. Ruth and Bruce enjoyed studying the Bible with numerous individuals over the years. She spent decades as a loving housewife, mother, and grandmother.

Burial at Evergreen Cemetery, Bristol, NY will take place privately and at the convenience of the family. To send a condolence or share a memory please visit: www.doughertyfuneralhomes.com