Ruth J. Head – Benton, IL

Ruth J. Head, 92, of Benton passed away Wednesday afternoon, July 3, 2019.

She was born in Hamilton County, IL on May 4, 1927, the daughter of James Earl & Esta Pearline (Foster) Sullivan.
She married Samuel Franklin “Frank” Head on Oct. 12, 1949 in Carmi and he preceded her in death on Oct. 13, 2013.

Mrs. Head is survived by her children, Jim Head, and wife Toni, of Benton, Jodene Head, of Bloomington, IL, Wayne Head, and wife Martha, of Harrisburg, IL and Linda Fred, and Husband Michael, of Urbana, IL; 10 grandchildren, 23 great-grandchildren; a sister, Edna Dunford, of San Antonio, TX.

Mrs. Head was preceded in death by her parents, husband, a daughter, Shirley Threewitt, a son-Larry Head, twin daughters-Rosalyn and Carolyn, a granddaughter, a great grandson and by two brothers, Vernon and Edward Sullivan.

Funeral services will be held at 10 A.M. Saturday, July 6th at the Morton & Johnston Funeral Home in Benton with Pastor Karl Barnfield officiating. Burial will be in the Pleasant Valley Cemetery-Thompsonville, Visitation will be from 5 to 8 P.M. Friday at the funeral home.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Hospice of Southern Illinois Inc, and will be accepted at the funeral home at any time.