Obituary – Sarah “Ruth” Presley – Ina

Sarah “Ruth” Presley, 86, of Ina, Illinois went to be with her Lord and Savior at 11:15 a.m. on Tuesday, November 5, 2013 at Countryside Assisted Living, in Mt. Vernon, IL.

She was born December, 19, 1926 in Ina, Illinois to Alva L. and Esther Stringfield Fowler.  She married Alvin V. Presley on December, 6, 1947.  He preceded her in death on July 24, 2002.

Ruth is survived by her children Linda and David Scrivner, of Belle Rive, Vernon and Renee Presley, of Ina, and Diane and Pat Murphy, of Mt. Vernon;  nine grandchildren: Mallory (Chad) Welch, of Swansea, IL, Wade (Tara) Scrivner, of Washington, IL, Amelia Presley, of Chicago, Courtney (Brandon) Royer, of Elgin, IL, Annessa (Brent) Witges, of Mt. Vernon, Blaine, Ansley and Logan Murphy, of Mt. Vernon, IL and Christy (Doug) Huse, of Foristell, Missouri and Colby and Ethan Royer, of Elgin, IL and Brittany and Kevin Welch, of Swansea, IL.

She is also survived by one sister-in-law, Kathleen Bumpus and husband Lloyd Bumpus, of Mt. Vernon, brother-in-law Joe Huddleston, of Shreveport, LA and several nieces and nephews.

Besides her husband and parents she was preceded in death by a sister, Mary Ellen Skinner, and two brothers, Stanton Fowler and James Robert Fowler.

Ruth was a faithful and lifelong member of the Ina United Methodist Church where throughout the years she was treasurer, song leader and Sunday school teacher.

Ruth began doing hair when she was 12 and she would go to older ladies’ homes and fix their hair for Sunday.  She later apprenticed under Louise Fitzgerrell and then worked for many years with Allie Clinton.  She opened her own beauty shop in Ina in 1966.  She remained open for business until May of 2012.  She loved doing hair for more than 74 years.

She was an avid Mt. Vernon Rams basketball fan and enjoyed gospel music, traveling and being with her family.

Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday at Johnston Funeral Home in Ina with the Rev. Gary Whipple and the Rev. Ed Endsley officiating.  Interment will follow at Kirk Cemetery in Ina.  Friends may call from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. on Friday at the funeral home.

Memorial contributions may be made to the Ina United Methodist Church and will be accepted at the funeral home.

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