Ruth M. Bailey Shultz, age 89, passed away in Mena, Arkansas, on Monday, February 14, 2022. She was born September 10, 1932, in Richland, Iowa, to the late Laurence and Mildred McClure Bailey.
Mrs. Shultz was a homemaker by profession, and enjoyed quilting, playing bridge and bingo. She was a fan of sports, but she thoroughly enjoyed football. She loved to watch the Iowa Hawkeyes and any of the Mena Bearcat sports or events.
Mrs. Shultz is preceded in death by her parents, Laurence and Mildred McClure Bailey, her loving husband, Dr. Ted Shultz, and by her granddaughter, Bree Anne Purvis.
She is survived by her sons, Gary Shultz and wife Susan, Mike Shultz and wife Judy, and Keith Shultz and wife Miranda; daughter, Karen Purvis and husband Rod; grandchildren, Gary Lee and wife Kristen Shultz, Melissa and husband Paul Egli, Morgan and husband Andy Mckissack, Joshua and wife Joanna Shultz, Benjamin and wife Amanda Shultz, Connor Purvis and wife Katy, and Rodney “Braden” Purvis and fiancée Emiley; great-grandchildren, Hayden, Violet, Hunter, Bailey, Taylor, Rylie, Andrew, Pierce, Avonlea, and Riley; sister, Grace Jeanne Leathers; and her nephews and nieces, Steve, Scott, Stacy, and Shayne.
Services for Mrs. Shultz will be held Saturday, February 19, 2022, at 10:00 a.m. at the Grace Bible Church in Mena, Arkansas. Dr. Lamar Austin will be officiating, under the direction of Beasley-Wood Funeral Home. Interment will follow at the Richland Friends Cemetery in Richland, Iowa. Visitation will be Saturday, February 19, 2022, at 8:30 a.m. at the Grace Bible Church in Mena, Arkansas.
Pallbearers are Connor Purvis, Braden Purvis, Ben Shultz, Andrew Shultz, Pierce Shultz, and Leon Stephans
Online obituary at www.beasleywoodfuneralhome.com
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