Her greatest loves were her family and the Lord. She spent many hours taking care of her family and many years teaching Sunday school, Jr. Church and ministering on occasion.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Grady C. Wilson; sisters, Wilma, Magalene and Laverene and brother, A.J.
Ruth leaves behind two sons, Dale and Tom Wilson; daughter, Terry Wilson; five grandsons, Dale Wade, Christopher J, Jonathan, Christopher M and Justin Wilson and a sister, Helen Wilson of Scotts Hill, TN.
Services will be held at New Life Church, 12th & P St., Merced, CA on Tuesday, July 22, 2014 at 10:00am with interment to follow at Merced District Cemetery.
Arrangements under the direction of Stratford Evans Merced Funeral Home, Merced, CA.