Annie Ruth Byram Goins, age 95, of Florence, passed away Sunday, March 12, 2023. Visitation will be Wednesday, March 15^th from 10:00 am until 11:00 am at Williams Funeral Home of Florence. The service will follow at 11:00 am in the funeral home chapel. Burial will be at Tri-Cities Memorial Gardens.

She was preceded in death by her parents, Dewey H. and Ora Griffin Sanders; daughter, Lynda Sue Mathis; 1^st husband, Maury W. Byram; 2^nd husband, James W. Goins.

Survivors are her children, Maureen Allen (Bobby), Faye Jordan, and Kim Byram; sister, Gale Parrot; brothers, Jerry and James Sanders; grandchildren, Trent Allen, Maury Causey, Monty Allen, Chuck Causey, Bart Mathis, Keisha Coan, Blake Mathis, Heath Allen, and Mikey Jordan; 23 great-grandchildren and 12 great-great-grandchildren.

Ruth was a member of Jackson Heights Church of Christ and was retired with Parisian/Belk, Department Store for several years. She and her sisters loved to dance together, and she always loved and cherished her family.