Washington Co., AR - Obituaries - Ruth Swink Wages *********************************************** This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by: Date: 12 Feb 2002 Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm *********************************************** Morning News of Northwest Arkansas February 2, 1998 FAYETTEVILLE – Ruth Swink Wages, 93, of Fayetteville died Jan. 30, 1998, at the Fayetteville Nursing Center. She was born Sept. 11, 1904, in Fayetteville to Robert F. and Lillian Emily Bell Swink. She was a retired department manager for Hunt’s Department Store and a member of the First Christian Church. She was preceded in death by her husband, James Edmond Wages; one son; one grandson. Survivors include two sons, James E. Wages of Mazomamie, Wis., and Harry O. Wages of Fayetteville; two daughters, Emily R. Gann of Wichita, Kan., and Loretta (Betsy) Graham of Springdale; 14 grandchildren; 28 great- grandchildren; four great-great-grandchildren. Graveside services will be at 1 p.m. Tuesday at the Evergreen Cemetery with James D. Johnson officiating. Arrangements are by Moore’s Chapel of Fayetteville. Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. Monday at the funeral home, with the family present from 6 to 7 p.m.