Ruth Marie Allen
Ruth Marie Allen, age 89 of Richwood, died Monday evening, April 5, 2010 at Memorial Hospital of Union County. She was born in a log house in Agosta on August 16, 1920 to the late Fred and Iva Belle (Heil) Sigrist.
She was Past Worthy Matron of the former Prospect Chapter 69 OES and the former Mt. Carmel Chapter 42 OES twice, a member of Mary Chapter 9 OES in Marysville, Past Deputy of the Pythian Sisters, Prospect. She taught Sunday school at Richwood First United Methodist Church. She had been a census taker around the Green Camp area. Ruth was a very giving and caring person.
She is survived by three daughters, Becky Davis, Ft. Lauderdale, FL; Roberta Sorenson, Albuquerque, NM; Arlene (Keith) Garvin, Fremont; a brother, Stephen (Rev. Joanne A. Powers) Sigrist, Toledo; a sister, Georgia , St. Louis; nine grandchildren; one great-grandchild; special friends Chuck and April Nickels and her dog, Sissy. She was preceded in death by her husband, Ray M. Allen; two sons, Roy M. Allen and Robert Dunn; two brothers, Harry and Johnny and two sisters, Mary and Rosemary.
Funeral services will be Friday, April 9, 2010 at 2:00 PM in the Stofcheck-Ballinger Funeral Home, Richwood with Pastor Joe Rhea officiating. Friends may call two hours prior to the service. Burial will follow in Prospect Cemetery.
Memorial gifts may be given to the Richwood Civic Center or REAP, 235 Grove Street, Richwood, OH 43344.
Condolences and remembrances may be expressed at www.stofcheck-ballinger.com.
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