Mamie Ruth Yeager, 87, of Butlerville, passed away at 9:50 p.m. on Monday, May 2, 2016, at Our Hospice of South Central Indiana Inpatient Facility.

Born April 5, 1929, in Cincinnati, Ruth was the daughter of Omar and Ada Marie (Ingram) Hall. She married George F. Yeager on July 13, 1946. He survives.

A funeral service will be conducted at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, May 7, 2016, at Sawyer-Pickett Funeral & Cremation Service. Elder Ron Haislup will officiate. Visitation will be from 4:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. on Friday, May 6, 2016 at the funeral home. Burial will be in Hillcrest Cemetery.

Ruth worked at the North Vernon Moose Lodge with her husband for 18 years. She was a member of North Vernon Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses for 50 years, and she was an avid bible reader and teacher of her faith.

In addition to her husband, George, Ruth is survived by one daughter, Deborah Rae Hoover of North Vernon; one son, George Yeager, Jr. of North Vernon; sister, Patricia Schellew of Cincinnati; six grandchildren, Curtis Upton, Jeff Yeager, Trudy Whited, Jamie Gibson, Stacey King and Tracey Gibson; thirteen great-grandchildren, and three great-great-grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by two daughters, Pamela Upton and Trudy Yeager; seven brothers and sisters; and grandson, Todd Upton.

Memorial donations may be made through the funeral home to World Wide Work of Jehovah's Witnesses, Jennings County Community Foundation Josiah Yeager Scholarship Fund, or North Vernon Moose Lodge.