Anna Ruth (Long) Ulrich, 93, passed away peacefully on Monday, October 21, 2024, at her home in Columbia.

Ruth was born on April 12, 1931, in Evansville, Indiana, a daughter of the late Bishop Noel Phillips and Carolyn Dorothy Dreves Phillips. She was the youngest of six children: Robert, Matilda, twins Beeman and Jeanie, and Ester. All her siblings preceded her in death.

Ruth met the love of her life, Allen Long, in September of 1948, and he proposed to her on Christmas Eve in 1950. They were married on May 26, 1951. Allen and Ruth were married for 52 years until December of 2003, when Allen, at the age of 75, passed away. Ruth remarried in 2006 to Don Ulrich, and they were married for 10 years until he passed away in 2016.

Ruth was a secretary in the Evansville Vanderburgh School Corporation for 40 years and spent the last 20 years in the Harrison High School Dean's Office.

She is survived by her two children; Jack (Jenny) Long of Columbia and Ken (Stephani) Long of Lake Tahoe NV; her nine grandchildren, Matthew (Ally) Long, Patrick (Allison) Long, Michael (Molly) Long, Sarah Long, William (Michaela) Long, David (Breland) Long, Austin Long, Nicolas Long and Brice Long as well as six great grandchildren, Vivian, Samuel, Anna, Nathaniel, Amelia, and Jacob Long.

We already miss her warm smile, immense wisdom and genuine thoughtfulness, but are comforted knowing that she is home in heaven experiencing the complete love of her heavenly father.

The Mass of Christian Burial for Ruth will be held at 11 o'clock, Saturday, October 26th, at St. John Neumann Catholic Church, 100 Polo Road, Columbia, with the Rev. C. Alexander McDonald officiating. Shives Funeral Home, Trenholm Road Chapel, is assisting the family.

The family will receive guests and host a reception following the Mass of Christian Burial in the church parish hall.

Final commendation and farewell prayers will be said at Oakhill Cemetery in Evansville, IN at a future date.

In lieu of flowers, please send gifts in Ruth's Memory to the wonderful VIA Healthcare Partners (Family Fund), a non-profit hospice organization at 7845 Little Avenue, Charlotte, NC 28226.