Ruth Hilda Lydia Lange

Wednesday, April 11, 2012

Mrs. Ruth Hilda Lydia Lange, 89, of Lafe, passed away Monday, April 9, 2012, at Arkansas Methodist Medical Center.

Mrs. Lange was born Sept. 23, 1922, in Hooker, Ark., to the late Auther and Emma Tritch. She was a wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother homemaker. Together with her husband she farmed and raised Angus cattle. She was a member of the St. John's Lutheran Church in Lafe, and loved attending L.W.M.L. and the Women's Bible Study Group.

In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Walter Lange; a son, Walter Lange Jr.; a son-in-law, John Ed Roleson; a granddaughter, Joni Howell; her sisters, Irene Lewis and Mable Leuker; and brothers, Ervin, Marvin and Leo Tritch.

Survivors include her daughters, Carol Roleson of Paragould, Janet (and Berno) Ebbeson of Ponca City, Okla., Doris (and James) Shelton of Paragould, and Harriet (and Al) Ryan of Lafe;

A daughter-in-law, Judy Lange of Paragould;

Her brothers, Winston Tritch of Paragould and Gilbert Tritch of Lafe;

Her sisters, Opal Spellmeyer of St. Louis, Lucille Brasher of Paragould and Nadine Green of Lafe;

Her grandchildren, Carol (and Kyle) Keiffer, Kindra (and Charles) Whitfill, Lara (and Chad) Vannest, Jeff Shelton, John (and Stacy) Roleson, Emilie (and Andy) Ashton, Kara (and Jason) Speer, Heather (and Nathan) Little, Courtney Floyd, Erica Lange, Josh (and Ashley) Lange and Alex Ryan; and

Twenty-one great-grandchildren.

Visitation will be from 6-8 p.m. today at Mitchell Funeral Home in Paragould.

Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Thursday at St. John's Lutheran Church with Pastor Curt Dwyer officiating. Burial will follow in St. John's Cemetery.

Grandsons Jeff Shelton, John Roleson, Josh Lange and Alex Ryan will serve as pallbearers. Honorary pallbearers will be Jason Speer, Nathan Little, Kyle Keiffer, Charles Whitfill, Chad Vannest and Andy Ashton.

Memorials to St. John's Lutheran Church would be appreciated.

An online guestbook is available at www.mitchellfuneralhomes.com