Thanks to Sharon Kuhns for sending this information. I believe Ruth was a youth adviser for many years. Some of you may remember her.
CHARLESTON, IL – Ruth P. Hay,
age 84 of Charleston, passed peacefully from this life at her Hilltop
Skilled Nursing and Rehabilitation home on Thursday, March 6, 2014. The
Funeral Service honoring and celebrating her life will be held at 3:00
p.m. on Wednesday, March 12, 2014 at Adams Funeral Chapel in Charleston
with Pastor Sharon Patton officiating. There will be no public
visitation. Burial will be at 1:00 p.m. on Thursday, March 13, 2014 in
the Lighthouse Cemetery located in Oregon, Illinois. It is requested
that thoughtful donations in her honor be made to the Wesley United
Methodist Youth Ministry. Gifts may be left on the memorial table at the
services or mailed to Adams Funeral Chapel, 2330 Shawnee Dr.,
Charleston, IL 61920.
Ruth was born on December 27, 1929 in Colome, South Dakota to the late H. Oliver and Jessie B. (Zumbaugh) Porter. She spent her formative years on a farm near Plymouth, Indiana and received her Bachelors Degree from Manchester College located in North Manchester, Indiana. She married R. Gerald Hay in August of 1949 and spent the next 42 years in the Chicago area as a parent, teacher and Extension Youth Adviser for the University of Illinois in Southern Cook County. She is survived by her five children: a daughter, Rebecca (Becky) Schwartz and husband Bob of Charleston; 4 sons, Gerald Hay and wife Deborah of Keaau, Hawaii, Gordon Hay of Tucson, Arizona, Grant Hay of Arthur, Illinois and Gerson Hay and wife Carlene also of Keaau; 8 grandchildren Terina Coffey, Valerie Staggs, Scott Schwartz, Jared Hay, Grant Hay, Krystal Nicholls, Alex Hay and James Hay; and 10 great-grandchildren. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her husband who passed away on November 12, 1978.
In 1998 Ruth retired to Charleston to be near her daughter and family. She soon made Charleston her home and volunteered her time at Lincoln Log Cabin, was actively involved with the League of Women Voters and was a member of the Home Extension Association. She was a woman of faith and a devoted member of Wesley United Methodist Church and was actively involved with its Shawl Ministry, Retirees and Compassion Ministry and assisted with the Kid’s Club. Ruth enjoyed creating a warm and inviting home which she loved sharing with the family and friends who will dearly miss her presence in their lives.
Ruth’s memorial website is available at www.adamsfuneralchapel.com where condolences may be sent to the family by clicking on obituaries.
To leave condolences online, visit www.jg-tc.com, click on obituaries, select the individual’s name and click on “Comments” to log in.
Ruth was born on December 27, 1929 in Colome, South Dakota to the late H. Oliver and Jessie B. (Zumbaugh) Porter. She spent her formative years on a farm near Plymouth, Indiana and received her Bachelors Degree from Manchester College located in North Manchester, Indiana. She married R. Gerald Hay in August of 1949 and spent the next 42 years in the Chicago area as a parent, teacher and Extension Youth Adviser for the University of Illinois in Southern Cook County. She is survived by her five children: a daughter, Rebecca (Becky) Schwartz and husband Bob of Charleston; 4 sons, Gerald Hay and wife Deborah of Keaau, Hawaii, Gordon Hay of Tucson, Arizona, Grant Hay of Arthur, Illinois and Gerson Hay and wife Carlene also of Keaau; 8 grandchildren Terina Coffey, Valerie Staggs, Scott Schwartz, Jared Hay, Grant Hay, Krystal Nicholls, Alex Hay and James Hay; and 10 great-grandchildren. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her husband who passed away on November 12, 1978.
In 1998 Ruth retired to Charleston to be near her daughter and family. She soon made Charleston her home and volunteered her time at Lincoln Log Cabin, was actively involved with the League of Women Voters and was a member of the Home Extension Association. She was a woman of faith and a devoted member of Wesley United Methodist Church and was actively involved with its Shawl Ministry, Retirees and Compassion Ministry and assisted with the Kid’s Club. Ruth enjoyed creating a warm and inviting home which she loved sharing with the family and friends who will dearly miss her presence in their lives.
Ruth’s memorial website is available at www.adamsfuneralchapel.com where condolences may be sent to the family by clicking on obituaries.
To leave condolences online, visit www.jg-tc.com, click on obituaries, select the individual’s name and click on “Comments” to log in.
