WILMINGTON, Ill. — Mrs. Ruth Wickline, 77, of Wilmington, Ill., and formerly of Joliet, Ill., passed away Thursday evening, Feb. 14, 2013, at Silver Cross Medical Center.

Born Sept. 2, 1935, in Anjean, W.V., Ruth was a daughter of the late Oscar and Glenna Hudnell-Forren. She was raised and educated in Alderson, W.V., where, on May 1, 1952, Ruth married William "Ebb" Wickline.

Ruth held employment at DeSoto, Inc. in Joliet for 32 years, until her retirement. She attended  Island City Baptist Church in Wilmington, and will be remembered as a very giving person.