Ruth Slocumb Emlet, known as Sloc, passed away February 25, 2010. She was born on June 18, 1920 to Charles Dewey Slocumb and Lydia Winslow Slocumb. She attended Greensboro College and Duke University School of Nursing. At Duke she met Dr. Jack Emlet. They were married on August 9, 1947 and moved to Pensacola in 1954 when Jack joined the Department of Surgery at the Medical Center Clinic. Over the years Sloc was active in many local organizations, including the Garden Club and Escambia Medical Auxiliary, serving as President in 1964. Sloc enjoyed golf, boating, reading, and truly had a green thumb when it came to gardening. She is preceded in death by Jack, who passed away in 1997; her daughter, Sally Kimmons; and brothers, Col. Charles Dewey Slocumb, Jr. and William J. Slocumb. She is survived by daughter, Patricia Emlet and her husband John Holdren; sons, Richard Emlet and Jon Emlet; eight grandchildren and a great-granddaughter. Sloc lived in Charlottesville, VA from 2002 until last fall when she returned home to Pensacola. A memorial service will be held Tuesday, March 2, 2010 at 2:00 p.m. at St. Christophers Episcopal Church. HARPER-MORRIS MEMORIAL CHAPEL is in charge of arrangements