N. Ruth Bough

Ruth Bough, 86, passed away Wednesday, May 27, 2015 at University Park Nursing Facility. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Monday, June 1, 2015 at Gospel Assembly Church in Urbandale. Burial will follow services at Highland Memory Gardens Cemetery. Visitation will be Sunday evening at the church from 6 to 8 p.m.

Ruth was born in Rossville, Illinois, on August 15, 1928 to Ellis G. Hurt and Ada Ellen Peercy. Her early years were always involved with church. Ruth started singing at the age of 4 and was playing piano by age 9. She received the Holy Spirit in September 1944.

Ruth was united in marriage to Lester Bough in October 1945, three weeks after their first face-to-face meeting. In 1955, the couple moved to Des Moines, Iowa, where they made their home. They attended Gospel Assembly Church under Bro. Lloyd Goodwin’s ministry. Her musical abilities were greatly used through the years and she never failed to lift up her voice singing praises to the God she loved.

Ruth is survived by 3 daughters, Cindy Jepson, Ankeny, Iowa; Debbie (Gary) Wolfrum, Grass Lake, Michigan and Rhonda (Don E.) Abshire, Urbandale, Iowa; as well as six grandchildren and 14 great grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband, Lester, and two sons, Kenny and Lester Earl Bough.

Online condolences may be expressed at
www.HamiltonsFuneralHome.com.

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