Obituary of RUTH WORKS, 1997, Ashley County, Arkansas *********************************************************** Submitted by: Larry White Date: 16 Aug 2001 Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/ar/ashley/ashley.htm *********************************************************** From 11 Jun 1997 edition of "The Ashley News Observer" Crossett, Ar (Ashley County): RUTH WORKS ********** Graveside services for Ruth Jacks Works, 76, of Warren were held Tuesday, June 9, at 2 p.m. at Union Cemetery at Rye with the Rev. Greg Stanley officiating. Frazer's Funeral Home of Warren was in charge of arrangements. Mrs. Works died Sunday, June 8, at Jefferson Regional Medical Center in Pine Bluff. A native of Cleveland County, she was a public school teacher for 35 years and a member of First Baptist Church. Survivors include two daughters, Linda Jacks of Helena and Jackie Ruth Moore of Texarkana, Texas; one brother, William Thomas Brown of Crossett; and two grandchildren, Jo Anna Moore and Jack Allen Moore, both of Texarkana. She was preceded in death by two husbands, Calvin C. Jacks and Evans Works. Pallbearers were Mike Young, Bill Young, W.J. Thomason, Jim Cross, John "M" Lipton, Bob Garner and Gerald Burton. Honorary pallbearers were Hubert Parnell, Earl Langston, Paul Harton, Bob Powell, J.S. Gibson and W.V. Moore Jr. Memorials may be made to the American Cancer Society and First Baptist Church.