Ruth B. (Ashbaugh) Parks, 89, of Effingham, formerly of Altamont and California, died Friday, May 13, 2016, at home. Funeral services at Gieseking Funeral Home, Altamont, with burial in Arborcrest Memorial Park, Effingham.

Ruth was born on Wednesday, Jan. 26, 1927, in Olney, to Daniel and Daisy (Bishop) Ashbaugh. She married Harry Parks on April 26, 1947. In addition to being a wife and mother she had worked for and retired from K-Mart.

She is survived by her husband of over 69 years, Harry of Livingston, Calif.; sons, Clayton of Elburn, Dennis (friend Jackie) Parks of Effingham, Mark (Angela) Parks of Livingston, Calif., Lloyd (Jill) Parks of St. Charles and Harvey (Laura) Parks of South Elgin; daughters, Sandra (Phil) Schiber of Livingston, Calif., and Sharon (Clinton) Herdegen of Hoffman Estates; brother, Jack Ashbaugh of Effingham; sister, Maybelle Barnes of St. Elmo; 15 grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by sons, Stephen and Robert Parks; brother, Donald Ashbaugh; and sisters, Marbelle Haslett and Twilla Eirhart.

Effingham Daily News, The (IL) - Thursday, May 19, 2016