Ruth Walker Dapp

Ruth Walker Dapp, 87, of Jonesboro, died Thursday, July 11, 2013, at the Ridgecrest Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Jonesboro.

Born in Detroit, Ruth lived in Lombard, Illinois, where she graduated high school and lived with her husband and family in Aurora, Illinois, before moving to Blytheville in 1968. She lived in Long Island, New York and Memphis before moving to Jonesboro in 1996.

Ruth worked for the Department of Navy in Alameda, California during W.W. II, as a legal secretary in Aurora and as a supervisor for the Internal Revenue Service on Long Island. She was a member of the New England Congregational Church in Aurora and was a long time volunteer for the annual Memphis International Cultural Wonders Series.

Ruth was an avid golfer, a member of NEA Baptist Medical Center Auxiliary and enjoyed her pet dogs, gardening and bird watching. She was preceded in death by husband, George P. Dapp, Sr., parents, James L. and Mary Frances Scholler Walker, sister Geri Thomas, brother Robert Walker, great granddaughter Evie Blain and daughter-in-law Lorie Dapp.

Survivors include 2 sons: Steven T. Dapp, Sr. (Maryann) and George Peter Dapp, Jr., all of Jonesboro;

1 daughter, Diane D. Carter (Rick) of Brookland;

1 sister, Marye Hicken of Jonesboro;

4 grandchildren: Maureen Vanderford (Allen) and Lauren Blain (Forest) all of Jonesboro, and Heather Cabrara (Reuben) and Steven Dapp, Jr. all of Anchorage, Alaska;

6 great grandchildren: John, Victoria, Joseph, III, and Nathan Vanderford, Samantha Blain and Gabriel Cabrara; and

3 nephews: Ed Hicken of Wisconsin, George Hollen of Colorado and David Hollen of Illinois.

A graveside service will be held Saturday morning at 10:00 in Rutherford Cemetery with Rev. Mike Blackwood officiating.

Visitation will be held Friday afternoon, 4-6, at Emerson Funeral Home.

For lasting memorials, the family asks that consideration be given to the American Stroke Association, 7272 Greenville Ave., Dallas, TX 75231, or to the charity of the donor’s choice.