Ruth L. Christy

Ruth L. Christy, 73, of Versailles, Missouri, formerly of Coldwater, Michigan, passed away on Wednesday, October, 5, 2011, at Capital Region Medical Center in Jefferson City, Missouri.
Ruth was born July 23, 1938 in Flint, Michigan to Russell & Helen (Moores) Jones. She married James E. Christy on October 13, 1956 in Davison, Michigan. He preceded her in death on June 22, 1983.
Mrs. Christy had spent many years in the Davison/Flint area with a career in retail sales. She had worked for Seifert's in Flint, spent 5 years as an Amway distributor and for 15 years was a manager for Tupperware. Ruth was a longtime member of the First Baptist Church in Davison where she served as president of the missionary board. She volunteered for the Red Cross in Flint for many years, being fully trained to work in disastrous situations and was a member of the American Legion Auxiliary and Bingo Club in Davison. Ruth came to the Coldwater area in 1996 and was a member of the Calvary Baptist Church in Quincy. She relocated to Missouri in 2010 to be closer to her sister. Ruth loved sewing and crocheting, crafts, ceramics and doll collecting. She especially loved doing things for others, always putting smiles on their faces. Ruth loved visiting with new found friends in Versailles, meeting them with a smile and kind words.
Ruth is survived by her sons Jim (Darcy) Christy of Coldwater, Ben Christy, her brother Ronald Jones of New York, her sisters Nelma Masden (Harold Hish) of Versailles, MO, Shirley & Eldon Dove of Flint and her granddaughter Sarah L. Anderson.
In addition to her husband, Ruth was preceded in death by her parents and her sons Garry Christy in 1968 and Bryan Christy in 1985.
The funeral service for Ruth will be Monday, October 10, 2011 at 1:00 PM at the First Baptist Church in Davison with Pastor Chris Radcliffe officiating. Interment will follow at Davison Cemetery in Davison Township. Visitation will be held Sunday, Oct. 9, from 2-6:00 PM at Dutcher Funeral Home in Coldwater and again on Monday, prior to the service beginning at 11:00 AM at the First Baptist Church in Davison.
Memorials may be directed to The American Diabetes Association.