Ruth I. McGuire

Ruth I. McGuire, 79, of Parsons, formerly of Cherryvale, died at 3:40 a.m. Monday, Feb. 16, 2009, at Labette Health. She had been in failing health.

She was born June 22, 1929, in Thayer to John and Pearl Mae (Bundy) Plotner. She grew up and attended school in Thayer.

She married Warren Gene McGuire. They later divorced.

Survivors include three sons, Bill McGuire of Altamont, Jack McGuire of Mound Valley and Edwin McGuire of Spring, Texas; four daughters, Mary JoAnn Jordan of Arkansas City, Linda Busse of Altoona, Sharon Wilson and Becky Ellison, both of Cherryvale; 19 grandchildren; and 16 great-grandchildren.

The service will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at Mound Valley Cemetery. Funeral services are under the direction of Bath-Forbes-Hoffman Funeral Home in Altamont.