Ruth Estelle Marty

1915 - 2017

Ruth Estelle Marty obituary, 1915-2017, Forest, MS

BORN

1915

DIED

2017

FUNERAL HOME

Parkway Funeral Home and Memorial Park

1161 Highland Colony Pkwy

Ridgeland, Mississippi

Ruth Marty Obituary

Published by Legacy Remembers on Dec. 7, 2017.

Ruth F. Marty, 102, went home to be with her Lord at Lackey Convalescent Home in Forest, MS on Sunday, December 3, 2017. She was preceded in death by her husband of 47 years, Edmund John Marty. She was born to the late Fred and Beulah Fussner, of Mentor, Ohio on September 13, 1915 in Willoughby, Ohio. She leaves behind two daughters, Sybil Marty Cheesman (Robert) and Zoe Ellen Brumfield (Robin), 4 grandchildren, Brian S. Cheesman, Justin T. Brumfield, Heather C. Warner (Dusty) and Michael C. Brumfield.

An avid Symphonic music lover, Mrs. Marty was a long time educator, teaching Physical Education at all levels in the University of Nebraska, Lincoln, and Casper, Wyoming public school districts after receiving her Bachelor of Masters degrees from Miami of Ohio and New York University respectively.

Parkway Funeral Home, Ridgeland, MS is in charge of arrangements. Visitation and chapel service will follow at a later date. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Gideons International or Mississippi Symphony Orchestra.

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December 28, 2017

Rodney Brown

Zoe and Sybil (and families)

I wish I could have known her longer. God Bless you all during this celebration of her life. She had a lot of spunk when I met her many years ago.

Rodney Brown - Power Financial Group

December 7, 2017

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December 6, 2017

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