Ruth Eley

Ruth Eley, age 91, a former resident of rural Portland, passed away on Thursday, November 30, 2017 at IU Health Ball Memorial Hospital in Muncie.  She was currently a resident of Miller’s Merry Manor in Dunkirk. 

            Ruth was born on April 21, 1926, in Delaware County, Indiana, the daughter of Ralph and Clara (Michael) Evans.  She was a house keeper for several people in Portland for many years.  She married Martin Eley on September 2, 1942 and he passed away on April 16, 1990. 

            Survivors include:

            3 sons:  Dick Eley – rural Portland, Indiana

                         Tom Eley – rural Portland, Indiana

                         Albert Eley (wife Delores) – Dunkirk, Indiana

            Several grandchildren and several great grandchildren

            She was preceded in death by a son, William Eley. 

            Visitation will be held on Tuesday from 12 p.m. – 2 p.m. at the Williamson and Spencer Funeral Home in Portland.  Funeral services will follow at 2 p.m. on Tuesday at the funeral home.  Pastor Steve Arnold will officiate and burial will follow in the Bluff Point Cemetery, south of Portland.  

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