Mary Ruth Maddox Dupslaff

Mary Ruth Maddox Dupslaff, 79, of Stuttgart, formerly of DeWitt, passed away July 30, 2015 after fighting a courageous battle with lung cancer. She was born March 21, 1936 in DeWitt to Elmer and Laura Edna Miller Maddox. Mary Ruth is survived by her three children: LaDonna (Lee) Young of Stuttgart, Lee Denise (Glen) Coit of Lake Wood, Colo., and Billy Eugene Carver of Stuttgart; five grandchildren: Hope, Kris, and Hunter Weaver and Steven and Douglas Coit; 11 great-grandchildren: Bailey, Logan, Cory, Gage, Hank, Tanner, Hutton, Lilly, David, Bodie, and Skylar; and one great-great-grandchild, Brantley. She was preceded in death by her husband, Charles Edward Dupslaff; parents; three brothers: Elmo, Earl, and Burt Maddox. Mary Ruth loved to cook and feed a crowd and enjoyed estate sales and shopping. She was an excellent seamstress and made most of her daughters' clothing. Mary Ruth was a member of the Maguire Extension Homemakers Club and received a 50 years of service award from the Arkansas Extension Homemakers Council. Visitation will be August 3 from 6-8 p.m. at Essex Funeral Home. Funeral services will be 10:30 a.m., August 4 at St. Luke Lutheran Church with burial in DeWitt Cemetery by Essex Funeral Home. Memorials may be made to St. Luke Lutheran Church, 903 E. 2nd St., DeWitt, AR 72042. The family would like to give special thanks to Dr. Baltz, Dr. Storey, Dr. Morgan, nurses at Baptist health, and Marilyn Rice. essexfuneralhome.com.