Ruth Crumpton Warner, 97, passed away peacefully on Thursday, August 21, 2025, at Winston Medical Center Nursing Home in Louisville, Mississippi, leaving behind a legacy of love and strength. Visitation will be Saturday, August 23 from 5 p.m. until 7 p.m. at Massey Funeral Home in Louisville. Funeral services will be 3 p.m. Sunday, August 24 in the Massey Funeral Home Chapel with Reverend Trent Jaudon officiating. There will also be a visitation the day of the service from 1 p.m. until service time at the funeral home. Interment will immediately follow the service in Louisville Memorial Cemetery.
Ruth, an only child, was born December 26, 1927, to George and Gladys Miller Crumpton. She was the granddaughter of Robert Shepard Crumpton and Elizabeth Rives Crumpton, and John Sims Miller and Mary Ann Matilda Miller.
She married the love of her life, Jack Warner, on July 12, 1948. Their loving marriage spanned over 60 years until his passing. Together they built a beautiful life full of faith, family, and community service.
Ruth was a devoted mother to four children and their spouses: Robert and Gail Warner, Babs and Lennie Fulton, Beth and Neal Chandler, and Jack Jr. “Bubba” and Pat Warner. She was a proud grandmother to Leigh Warner Maxey and Max Maxey, Robert Jr. and Hayley Warner, Patrick and Lindsey Warner, Brian and Ali Fulton, Brent and Lori Fulton, Heather and J. D. Kennedy, Christy and Chad Sutton, Rachael and Dorian Ayala, Brian Chandler, Aimee Chandler Brown, Amy Warner Young and Matt Young, Dusty and Heather Warner, and Cody and Kayla Warner.
Her joy expanded with her great-grandchildren and their spouses: Kenley McMullan Brainerd and Ben Brainerd, Trey McMullan and fiancé, Mary Presley Harrington, Hayes Maxey, Grace Maxey, Katie Ruth Warner, William Warner, Brynn Warner, Nora Kate Warner, Tanner and Lauryn Fulton, Ty Fulton and Emily Moran, Tori Fulton Tovar, Jimmy and Kristina McKinney, Alexis Martin, Wyatt Fulton, Triston Stogsdill, Kamryn Stogsdill and fiancé, Hayden Coghlan, Trent Stogsdill, Grant and Riley Baxter, D. J. Baxter, Jasmine Sutton, Eric Sutton, Rory Ayala, Davina Ayala, Baleigh Brown, Christopher Bryan, Tyler Young, Taylor Young, Lauralyn Young, Warner Young, and Lily Jane Warner.
She was also blessed to know her nine great-great-grandchildren: Charlotte and Vivian Brainerd, Karter and Iverson Tovar, Christian, Emery, and Ada McKinney, and Aubrey and Avery Baxter.
Ruth is preceded in death by her beloved husband, Jack Warner, and her granddaughter, Jennifer Melissa Bryan.
Ruth grew up in the Shady Grove Community where she attended Beth Eden Lutheran Church and School. When her family moved to Louisville, they became members of St. John Lutheran Church, where she taught Sunday school and played the piano for church. After she and Jack married, they joined First Presbyterian Church, and most recently she worshipped with her family at South Louisville Baptist Church.
Her dad owned Crumpton Feed Store in Louisville, and that was her first job, selling baby chicks and helping sell feed and seed. She had a fun childhood, and as a teenager, she was a member of the Live Wires, a group of very close young girls who organized themselves into a social club. They organized dances at Camp Palila and played tennis and spent countless hours together and made wonderful memories and were lifelong friends.
Ruth attended Mississippi State College for Women and earned her degree in music and education from the University of Southern Mississippi. She taught piano lessons for over 20 years, sharing her gift of music with countless students. When Jack was elected Sheriff and Tax Collector, Ruth ran the tax office, collecting taxes and selling car tags. Later they purchased the Sale Barn business and built a new sale barn and restaurant. Ruth was a great cook, having learned from her mother and her mother-in-law, Clara. They ran these businesses for about thirty years. The family loved horses, and together they attended local horse shows and rodeos every weekend that they could for many years. After retirement, she and Jack loved to ride to the farm to look at the cows and horses. She especially loved working in the yard and flower beds. She practiced her piano, playing hymns and old pieces like “Rustle of Spring,” “Clair de Lune” and “Boogie Woogie”. She played bridge with a special group of friends; but her family was always number one, and she made many sacrifices for them.
Ruth Crumpton Warner was a special lady, a wonderful, loving mother and grandmother. She never complained. She was a strong woman and worked hard all her life at whatever job was before her. And she will be greatly missed!
Serving as pallbearers are Robert Warner, Jr., Patrick Warner, Dusty Warner, Cody Warner, Trey McMullan, and J. D. Kennedy. Memorials in honor of Ruth may be given to French Camp Academy, One Fine Place French Camp, MS 39745 or to Shriners Children’s Hospital, P. O. Box 947765, Atlanta, GA 30394.
Services are under the direction of Massey Funeral Home, 724 North Columbus Avenue, Louisville, MS. Memories and condolences may be shared with the family by signing the guest register at www.masseyfuneralhome.net.