Wednesday, October 17, 2012

Rebecca Bowie Ruth


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.