Ruth was Born July 4, 1942 in Mesa, Arizona and preceded in death by her parents, Avelina Flores and Eduardo Lizarraga Villegas of Salinas, California and Ruth’s eldest brother Rudy Villegas of San Bernardino, California. She is also preceded in death by her life partner of over 30 years, Harold Flores, a resident of Las Vegas, Nevada.
She is survived by her 3 children; Michael Edward Larkin of Costa Mesa, California (ex-wife Suzanne), Sally Marie Mueller of Las Vegas, Nevada (husband Russell), and Carmen Elaine Bell of Las Vegas, Nevada (husband Gordon), 12 grandchildren; Andy, Chelsey, Kelsey, Megan, Brennan, Dylan, Kandyce, Ryan, Andrew, Anthony, Alex and Caysey, 12 greatgrandchildren; Remi Bea, Fionna, Jaden, Aubri Rose, Alizabeth, Love, Madison, Joseph, Samantha, Nia, Aaron and Harlee, 4 siblings; Delia Jimenez of Capitola, California, Martha Trinidad of Lincoln, California, Albert Villegas of Brentwood, California and Eddie Villegas of San Jose, California. She is also survived by her ex-husband, Edward Alexander Larkin (wife Joyce) and by loving in-laws, nieces, nephews, and a host of church family and friends.
Ruth moved to Las Vegas, Nevada in 1986 from San Diego, California. She was a housekeeper by trade and retired in 2010 from Desert Springs Hospital, where she earned numerous acknowledgments for customer service excellence throughout her employment of over 20 years. She is most remembered by her coworkers as being very kind, having a joyful heart and always willing to help someone in need.
Ruth, who came to be known as “Mama Ruth”, was a member of the Christian community church in Las Vegas. She deeply loved her church family. She was active in planning church socials and special women’s ministry events which brought her great joy. She was a pure example of sincere generosity and loved gift giving. Her purposeful generosity extended to a great many children local and afar; her local church, Angel-Tree, Toys for Tots and Samaritan’s Purse are just a few who were blessed by her passionate gift giving heart. Anyone who knew Ruth, knew how much she loved her children’s gift giving mission field.
Ruth’s legacy is the love of her family and the unconditional love she exampled in her Savior Jesus Christ. All who knew her were blessed to have known her. Many people were touched in such a special way that those memories of her will be long and cherished forever.
To God be the glory for the time we were blessed with our dear precious “Mama Ruth”.
"I am with you always." Matthew 28:20
It is well there is One who is ever the same, and who is ever with us. It is well there is one stable rock amidst the billows of the sea of life. O my soul, set not thine affections upon rusting, moth-eaten, decaying treasures, but set thine heart upon him who abides forever faithful to thee. Build not thine house upon the moving quicksands of a deceitful world, but found thy hopes upon this rock, which, amid descending rain and roaring floods, shall stand immovably secure. My soul, I charge thee, lay up thy treasure in the only secure cabinet; store thy jewels where thou canst never lose them. Put thine all in Christ; set all thine affections on his person, all thy hope in his merit, all thy trust in his efficacious blood, all thy joy in his presence, and so thou mayest laugh at loss, and defy destruction. Remember that all the flowers in the world's garden fade by turns, and the day cometh when nothing will be left but the black, cold earth. Death's black extinguisher must soon put out thy candle. Oh! how sweet to have sunlight when the candle is gone! The dark flood must soon roll between thee and all thou hast; then wed thine heart to him who will never leave thee; trust thyself with him who will go with thee through the black and surging current of death's stream, and who will land thee safely on the celestial shore, and make thee sit with him in heavenly places forever. Go, sorrowing son of affliction, tell thy secrets to the Friend who sticketh closer than a brother. Trust all thy concerns with him who never can be taken from thee, who will never leave thee, and who will never let thee leave him, even "Jesus Christ, the same yesterday, and today, and forever." "Lo, I am with you always," is enough for my soul to live upon, let who will forsake me.
~Charles Spurgeon
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