Annie Ruth Royal

The curtain has fallen on beautiful and solitary life, and Annie Ruth Royal has been beckoned to a great life for her reward of everlasting peace and joy which has been ordained by her God whom she served.ANNIE RUTH FENNELL, oldest if four children born to the late John Fennell and the late Rosena Pigford Fennell, was born December 29, 1918 in Willard, North Carolina. She answered the call of her Savior on Sunday, March 14, 2010 at 1:20 p.m., at the Gilchrist Hospice in Towson, Maryland.She received her education at Burgaw Colored High School in Pender County, North Carolina and graduated on April 24, 1936. Her thirst for education never ceased; therefore, she continued her education pursuits throughout most of her adult like. She had a passion for current events as well as historical and cultural information. She was well-read and would share her researched information with anyone that would listen.Annie Ruth accepted the Lord Jesus Christ as her personal Savior at an early age. She was baptized and united with the discipleship of the New Kirk Chapel Baptist Church, where she was involved in the Sunday School, Baptist Training Union, and various worship services of the church. Annie Ruth was reared in a Christian home where worshipping and serving God was the mainstay of her family.As a young woman seeking better employment and career opportunities Annie Ruth relocated to Washington, D.C., where she spent most of her adult life. She worked at theAt the Pentagon for thirty-one years as a civilian in the U.S. Army. She worked up through the various employment positions and retired after thirty-one years as a Project Planner-Computer Technician. Her motto was, “A job worth doing is worth giving it your best.” On December 29, 1971, Annie Ruth was joined in holy matrimony to the late Patterson Lee Royal in Upper Marlboro, Maryland. There were no children born to this union, but Annie Ruth shared her parental love in nurturing her nieces and nephews as though they were her own. Upon the retirement of her husband, they moved to Lynchburg, VA, where they enjoyed many years together worshipping at the Diamond Hill Baptist Church before his demise in June of 1985.In 1989, Annie Ruth moved to Baltimore to be near her niece Delores. She loved her new home and enjoyed entertaining family and friends on numerous occasions. She immediately joined the Calvary Baptist Church under the pastor ship of Dr. Haywood A. Robinson III. She loved her church and enjoyed the worship services and her participation in the Sunday School, the Bible Study and the Prime-Aged Fellowship. She found spiritual enrichment, comfort and strength form the fellowship with the disciples at Calvary. She attended church regularly as long as her health permitted her to do son.She leaves to cherish her memory: nieces and nephews Patty A. Myrick of Wallace, NC, Delores P. Smith of Baltimore, MD, James D. Fennell of Valley Forge PA., David Fennell of Salisbury, NC and Ivory Fennell of Plainfield, NJ. Other survivors are Alice e. Richburg and Jessie Moulton of Baltimore, MD, other relatives, friends and the Calvary Baptist Church family.

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Annie Ruth Royal

December 29, 1918 - March 14, 2010