Ruth Sageser, 72, of Sarcoxie, Missouri departed this life on Wednesday, June 9, 2010 at St. John's Regional Medical Center in Joplin, Missouri surrounded by her loving family. Ruth entered this life on July 16, 1937 in Iowa City, Iowa daughter of the late Roy and Gladys (Brunk) Jones. She was raised and received her education in Bloomfield, Iowa. She traveled to Redwood City, California in 1954 and made her home. In September of 1956 in Miami, Oklahoma she was united in marriage to a young Navy man, Mr. Donald H. Sageser and to this union three sons were born. They moved from Tulsa, Oklahoma to Sarcoxie, Missouri in 1961. She was employed for over thirty years by the United States Postal Service, retiring from the Joplin Post Office. She served on the Sarcoxie City Council, the Sarcoxie Housing Authority Board, was marketing executive for the Kansas Steel Guitar Association and was instrumental in building the Sarcoxie City Pool. She enjoyed music and spending countless hours dancing. She was preceded in death by her parents; one son, Pete Sageser: and a sister, Marcella Wells. Ruth is survived by her husband of fifty-three years, Donald H. Sageser of the home; two sons, Ron Sageser of Wichita, Kansas and Jim Sageser and wife, Donna, of Kansas City, Missouri; five grandchildren, Laurie Isley, Susan Ledford and Jennifer Owens all of Joplin, Missouri and Cassandra and Stephanie Sageser both of Wichita, Kansas; two brothers, Robert Jones of Project City, California and Bill Jones of Eldon, Iowa; several nieces and nephews; as well as a host of other family and friends. Funeral services for Mrs. Sageser are 10:00 a.m. Saturday, June 12, 2010 at the Housh-Goodwin Funeral Home in Sarcoxie, Missouri with Bro. Don Sullivan officiating. Burial will follow in the Cave Springs Cemetery. The family will receive friends on Friday evening from 4-6:00 p.m. in the funeral home chapel. On-line condolences may be sent to the family though our website www.housh-goodwinfuneralhome.com. Arrangements are under the personal care and direction of the Housh-Goodwin Funeral Home in Sarcoxie, Missouri.