Ruth Wilson, 79, of
Poteau, OK passed away Friday, December 07, 2012 in Ft. Smith, AR. Ruth was born July 6, 1933 in Glendale, OK to
Wilburn Perry & Ida Mae (Balentine) Glenn.
She was a member of Southside
Baptist Church
in Poteau. She was a retired hair
dresser. The love of Ruth’s life was the
“Special Olympics” and the Democratic Party.
Ruth was preceded in death by her parents; 6 brothers, Lawrence, Loren,
Cecil, John, Oscar & Fred; and son,
Jerry Bob Thompson.
Survivors include
her daughter & son in law, Glenda
Ruth (Thompson) & Wayne Hey of OKC; 2 grandchildren,
Shelli Hey & special friend, Linda Holmes, Kyle Hey; 4 great grandchildren; other
relatives & loved ones; many beloved
friends.
Services will be 2pm Monday, December 10, 2012 in Evans Chapel of Memories, Poteau with Bill
Willis and Kenneth Corn, Rev. Jeff Bengs & Rev. Jim Cook officiating. Interment will be in Mt. View Cemetery, Glendale,
OK. Pallbearers will be Marion Fry, Lance Smith,
Bruce Curnutt, Jerry Balentine and Neil Brannon, Mike Rothermel. Honorary pallbearers will be Roger Miller,
Randell Foster, Philip Zearley and Chris Caldwell.
The family will be
at the funeral home on Sunday afternoon from 2-4 pm to visit with relatives
& friends.
6 comments:
sure sorry to hear about mrs. Ruth,, may god comfort the family at this time
Ruth you were a great lady with a heart of gold! I love you and will miss you dearly.
Ruth, I know you meant the world to Shelli & Linda, they loved sharing wonderful stories about you..You will be dearly missed...
I miss you Mrs.Ruth....You were there for me and stood up for me when no one else would...
Hey Ruth, I really miss you a lot. You were better to me than my own mother. I love you and miss you every day. I really miss you when I have a problem I need your advice on.
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