Obituaries

Ruth May (Dunham) Mahan

Photo of Ruth May (Dunham) Mahan
Ruth May (Dunham) Mahan, age 91, went home to be with The Lord on April, 21, 2015 at Circle of Life Hospice in Bentonville, Ark. She was born May 10th, 1923 in Sidnaw, Michigan and was a resident of Springdale, Ark. She is preceded in death by her beloved husband of 55 years, Hil Mahan. Ruth is survived by three sons and daughters-in-law, Dick and Mickey Mahan of Bentonville, Ark., Gary and Barbara Mahan of Springfield, Mo., and Paul and Karen Mahan of Bentonville, Ark., and seven grandchildren, their spouses, and five great grandchildren, Amy, Shep, and Sam Crumpton of Bentonville, Ark.; Lee, Darcie, and Emma Mahan of Bentonville, Ark.; Emily and Spencer McNelly of Fayetteville, Ark.; Erin, Matt, Tripp, and Taylor Mayhew of Jenks, Okla.; Elisa, Tyler, and Landon O'Conner of Rockwall, Texas, Eric Williams of Dallas, Texas; Mallory and Evan Serdensky of New York City, N.Y.; and Craig Mahan of Little Rock, Ark. Ruth loved reading her Bible, gardening, traveling, bird-watching, working crossword puzzles, and watching the St. Louis Cardinals win. She greatly enjoyed being surrounded by her family, friends, and care-givers- visiting and laughing over a hot cup of coffee. Ruth leaves a great legacy of faith, strength and independence with all who knew her. She was a wonderful mentor and inspiration to her family and she will be sorely missed. Services will be held at Westside Church of Christ, 5196 Apple Road, Springdale, Ark., on Thursday, April 23. Visitation is at 10 a.m. with the funeral directly following at 11 a.m. A graveside service with follow at 4 p.m., Thursday afternoon, at Whipple Cemetery in Rabbit Ridge, Arkansas. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to The Northwest Arkansas Children's Shelter, 14100 Vaughn Road, Bentonville, Ark. 72712, phone: 479-795-2417 website: nwacs.org or Whipple Cemetery c/o treasurer, Treca Hutson, 467 Rabbit Ridge Road, Bee Branch, Ark. 72013.

Published April 23, 2015

Upcoming Events