Annie Ruth Touchton, 81, of Tifton, formerly of Cornelia, died Thursday, January 27, 2011, at Tift Health Care. Funeral services were held on Saturday, January 29, 2011, at McGahee, Griffin and Stewart Funeral Home in Cornelia and burial followed in Leatherwood Cemetery in Baldwin.
Mrs. Touchton was born on June 18, 1929 in Homer and was the daughter of Clarence A. Smith and Bessie Mealor Smith, both deceased. She was also preceded in death by her husband, James Touchton. She was a homemaker.
Mrs. Touchton is survived by a brother, Bennie Smith of Clarkesville.