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Ruth E. HumesFebruary 2, 1926 - January 25, 2008 Age: 81 Westport, Indiana |
Date of Death:
Friday, January 25,
2008 at 3:30 p.m.
Place of Death:
Hospice of South Central
Indiana Inpatient Facility at Columbus
Date of Birth: February 2, 1926
Place of Birth: Elizabethtown, Indiana
Date of Funeral:
Wednesday, January 30, 2008
at 11:00 a.m.
Place: Bass & Gasper Funeral Home
Visitation: Tuesday from 4:00 until 8:00 p.m. with an Order of Eastern
Star service at 7:00 p.m.
Officiating: Rev. David A. Scaggs
Final Resting Place: Springer Cemetery at Elizabethtown
Parents: James Lindsay and Daisy Belle (Dougherty) Beshear
HISTORY:
Residential: She was born and raised in Elizabethtown. She has been a Westport resident for the past 21 years.
Education: She graduated from Columbus Central High School in 1944. She graduated from Indiana Business College.
Memberships: Westport Baptist Church
60 year member of North Vernon Chapter # 183 Order of the Eastern Star and Past
Worthy Matron at the former
Elizabethtown
Order of the Eastern Star
Hobbies: She enjoyed reading, flowers, gardening and cooking.
Married to: Paul T. Humes, Sr.
Place: Elizabethtown, Indiana
Date: June 17, 1944
He preceded her in death on August 3, 1995
SURVIVORS:
1 Daughter - Melanie A. (Husband-John T.) Lane - Columbus, Indiana
1 Son - Paul Thomas (Wife-Peggy A.) Humes, Jr.- Elizabethtown, Indiana
1 Sister - Dorothy Smith - Elizabethtown, Indiana
2 Grandsons - Brian T. Lane - Carmel, Indiana
Eric T. Humes - Columbus, Indiana
Preceded in death by: Parents
Husband
2 Sisters – Hazel Barr O’Neal
Betty Scalf Roberts
2 Brothers – Kenneth Beshear
Sam Beshear
Memorial contributions may be made to the
Westport Baptist Church,
Hospice of South Central Indiana or American Cancer Society through the funeral
home.
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