Ruth Mary Medlin, 75, formerly of Pickens, SC, passed away on Friday, November 2, 2108. She had been a resident of Ridgeway, SC since 1996 and was a member of In Touch Ministries and The First Baptist Church of Pickens. Mrs. Medlin was born August 21, 1943, in Canton, Ohio to the late Antonio Ortega Morales, a native of Spain, and Helen Paulin Skavarina, a native of Czechoslovakia.
Mrs. Medlin is survived by a brother, Tony Morales of Massillon, Ohio; two sons, Kenneth Wayne Peterman, III (Tami) of Pickens, SC and Edward Vincent Peterman; two step-children, Dennis Medlin of Ridgeway, SC and Patti Shumpert (Greg) of Lexington, SC and five grandchildren. She was predeceased by her husband Paul Wayne Medlin, and sister, Dolores Mallette.
She was a devoted wife and a loving mother, and will be missed by all who knew her.
The family will receive friends on Wednesday, November 7, 2018, from 2 p.m. until 3 p.m. at Dillard Funeral Home. Funeral services will follow at 3 p.m. in the Dillard Funeral Home Chapel with the Reverend Doctor Fred Stone officiating. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Park.
Online condolences may be expressed to the family by visiting www.DillardFunerals.com