Ruth I. Patton
Ruth I. Patton, age 87 of Byhalia, died peacefully, Thursday, September 5, 2013 at the Gables at Green Pastures. She was born December 7, 1925 in Kentucky to the late Arthur and Jettie (Holbrook) Webb.
On October 22, 1949 she married Roger E. Patton in Greenup, Kentucky and he died April 18, 2000. She was also preceded in death by a son, Mark E. Patton and a sister, Edna Wright.
She was a dedicated and devoted member of Byhalia Friends Church where she taught Sunday school for many years. Ruth had a giving spirit, and was a woman of strong faith. An avid gardener, she was a member of the Progressive Buds Garden Club and enjoyed growing and arranging flowers, and showing them at the Richwood Fair. She was a former Union County Mental Health and Recovery Board (Adamhs) member and had volunteered for Union County Mobile Meals and God’s Lifeline Thrift Shop in Mt. Victory. She loved taking care of her husband, their boys and their families. She enjoyed her farm life and took pride at being able to stay on the family farm as long as she did.
She is survived by two sons, Steve (Marcie) Patton, Richwood; Terry (Mary Ann) Patton, Richwood; eight grandchildren, Lori (Corey) Clemans; Sara (Josh) Barton; Tyler Patton, Christopher (Erin) Patton; Nichole Patton; Bethany (Scott) Barr; Amy Noble; Laurie Mueller; ten great-grandchildren, Nicholas and Emily Noble; Gabriel Hall; Olivia Mueller; Alexander and Gracie Mae Barr; Aubrey and Shelby Barton; Cole and Eli Clemans; two sisters, Beulah (Jack) Owens, Marion; and Beth (Bill) Parish, Richwood and a special friend, Dewey Shirk, Marysville.
Funeral services will be Monday, September 9, 2013 at 11:00 AM at the Stofcheck-Ballinger Funeral Home, Richwood with Pastor Jim Gardner officiating. Burial will follow in Price Cemetery. Friends may call on Sunday from 2 to 5 PM.
Memorial gifts may be made to Byhalia Friends Church, 31654 State Rt. 31, West Mansfield, OH 43358 or Loving Care Hospice, P. O. Box 613, Marysville, OH 43040.
Condolences and remembrances may be expressed at www.stofcheck-ballinger.com
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