Verna Ruth Spore, daughter of the late Hazel Foster Jackson and Robert Hill Jackson, was born on October 19, 1928, in Dexter, Missouri, and departed this life on July 23, 2022, at Cypress Point Skilled Nursing Center in Dexter, Missouri, at the age of 93 years.
After graduating from Dexter High School, Ruth moved to Michigan where she worked in the automotive industry. On November 6, 1948, she and Maurice Spore were united in marriage. In late 1951, the moved to Oakland, California. After several years, they returned to Dexter where Ruth worked for Elder Manufacturing. In 1964, Maurice was promoted to general manager for Sears, and they moved to Memphis, Tennessee
While in Memphis, Ruth worked as a production supervisor for RCA and as an administrative assistant for N. Hunt Moore and Associates and Southern Systems, both engineering firms. In 1978, she and Maurice moved back to Dexter where she worked in the packing and shipping department of Elder Manufacturing.
Throughout her career, her greatest joy and sense of accomplishments were being a wife and mother.
Ruth was an active member of New Bethel General Baptist Church where she served as a deacon’s wife, in the care and compassion ministry, and teaching youth. Her kind, loving and caring spirit was evident in everything she did, and she was a mentor to many.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Robert and Hazel Jackson, her loving husband, two brothers, Robert and Bryant Jackson, and a sister, Mary Phillips.
She is survived by her son, Everette (Janet) Spore of Gleason, Tennessee, two grandchildren, Jason Spore of McDonough, Georgia, and Natalie Spore of Henderson, Nevada, and many nieces and nephews. Her wit, sense of humor, and storytelling provided a source of entertainment for those who were close to her. She was dearly loved and will be greatly missed.
Visitation will be held at Mathis Funeral Home in Dexter on Saturday, July 30, 2022, from 12:30 p.m. until 2:00 p.m.
Funeral services will then be conducted on Saturday, July 30, 2022, at 2:00 p.m. with Rev. Steve Tippen officiating.
Interment will follow in the Missouri State Veterans Cemetery in Bloomfield on Monday, August 1, 2022, at 11:00 a.m.
Memorials may be made to New Bethel General Baptist Church,15626 State Hwy AF, Dexter, Missouri 63841
Mathis Funeral Home in Dexter is assisting with arrangements.
