Ruth Ann Lunsford Scales Obituary (1942

Mrs. Ruth Ann Lunsford Scales, age 80, of Madison, Indiana, entered this life on May 3, 1942 in Vernon, Indiana. She was the loving daughter of Naomi Lunsford Patterson. She was raised in Vernon, Indiana. On June 24, 1959, Ruth Ann was united in marriage to James "Donnie" Scales, Sr. in Madison. This union was blessed with daughters, Terry and Lora, and son, Marty. In the late 1950's, Ruth Ann and Donnie moved to Madison to settle and raise their family. Early in life, Ruth Ann drove a station wagon for the State Hospital to help transport handicapped children. She later worked the Wal-Mart shoe department for eight years and most recently at Cato in Madison for seven years. Ruth Ann enjoyed fishing, camping, gardening, tending to her flowers and watching Netflix and the Hallmark Channel. Ruth Ann was a devoted mom, grandma, and friend to many. Ruth Ann died on Thursday, May 19, 2022, at 12:06 a.m. at the River Terrace Health Campus in Madison, Indiana. Please Click Here to View the Video Tribute. Please Click Here to View the Funeral Service Recording A LOVING FAMILY Ruth Ann will be missed by her loving daughters, Lora Lamb and her husband, Scott of Madison, Indiana and Terry Lee Scales of Louisville, Kentucky; her son, Marty Scales, Sr. and his wife Dana of Madison, Indiana; her daughter in law, Kimberly Scales of Madison, Indiana; her grandchildren, Alla, Marty, Jr., Donovan, Dalton, Walker, Chance, Brylee, and Bradley; her great grandchildren, Brayden, Chyann, Malachi, Marty III, Emmy, Bella, Desmond, Rosalie, and Donovan, Jr.; her two great great grandsons; her sister, Marjorie Adcock of Lexington, Indiana. She was preceded in death by her husband, James "Donnie" Scales, Sr., her mother, Naomi Lunsford Patterson, her sons, Ronnie Wayne Scales and James Donnie Scales, Jr., and her daughter, Melissa Ann Scales. FUNERAL CEREMONY Funeral services will be conducted Tuesday, May 24, 2022 at 1:00 p.m. by Pastor Ken Ritchie at the Morgan & Nay Funeral Centre, 325 Demaree Drive Madison, Indiana. Interment will follow in the Vernon Cemetery in Vernon, Indiana. TO WATCH THE FUNERAL LIVE PLEASE CLICK THE LINK BELOW:https://webcast.funeralvue.com/events/viewer/73948/hash:462410A4A2437DC8 VISITATION Friends may visit Monday from 4:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. and Tuesday from 12:00 p.m. until the time of service at the Morgan & Nay Funeral Centre, 325 Demaree Drive Madison, Indiana.MEMORIAL EXPRESSIONS Memorial contributions may be made to American Kidney Foundation. Cards are available at the Morgan & Nay Funeral Centres of Madison and Hanover. Online condolences, remembrances and memorials can be left at www.morgan-nay.com. To send a flower arrangement in memory of Ruth Ann Lunsford Scales, please click here to visit our sympathy store.