Ruth Cline

Ruth Cline, 82, of Bellefontaine, Ohio, died Saturday, September 20, 2008, at Mary Rutan Hospital in Bellefontaine.

She was born in DeGraff, Ohio, on November 12, 1925, a daughter of the late Edward F. Sr. and Nora Compton Cline. She also was preceded in death by two brothers, Thomas E. Sr. and Edward F. Cline; and two sisters.

Survivors include a sister, Dorothy Ropp of Marysville; and several nieces and nephews.

She retired from G.C. Murphy in 1990 and was a member of the First United Methodist Church in Bellefontaine.

Rev. Ed Beale will conduct a graveside service at 10 a.m. Wednesday, September 24, 2008, in the Greenwood-Union Cemetery, DeGraff. Arrangements were handled by the Eichholtz Funeral Home in Bellefontaine, where condolences may be expressed at eichholtz@embarqmail.com