Mrs. Rebecca Bowie Ruth, 84, died Tuesday, October 16, 2012, at Winston County Nursing Home in Louisville, MS. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 A.M. on Friday, October 19th, at Porter Funeral Home, with Dr. Mark LaRue officiating. Visitation will be Friday from 9:00 to 10:00 AM at Porter Funeral Home. Interment will be at 4:00 P.M. Friday in Bassett Cemetery in Bassett, Arkansas.
Mrs. Ruth was born October 27, 1927, in Bassett, Arkansas. She was a homemaker and a member of First Baptist Church of Louisville, MS. She was preceded in death by her husbands, Amon Rodney Bowie and Hiram D. Ruth; and a son, Rodney Bowie.
She is survived by a son, Billy (Betty) Bowie of Louisville, MS; two daughters, Regenia Adams of Noxapater, MS, and Betty Lance of Parsons, TN; a sister, Betty Irwin of Kapaa, Kaui; two brothers, William LaRue of Idaho, and Wallace LaRue of Sandy Ridge, TN; four grandchildren, and five great grandchildren.
Memorials may be made to First Baptist Church, Bus Fund, P. O. Box 547, Louisville, MS, 39339.