Ruth Deskin

Ruth was born on January 28, 1925 and passed away on Monday, August 20, 2018. Ruth was a resident of Mount Vernon, Iowa at the time of passing. She was a 1949 graduate of Northeast Missouri State University (now Truman State University) with Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Science Degrees in Education with a major in English and minors in German and Business Education. Mrs. Deskin had been employed by the Pratt-Whitney Aircraft Corporation, Kansas City, Missouri, Kirksville College of Osteopathy and Surgery, Kirksville, Missouri, Admissions Office, University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri, the Medical Laboratories Army Chemical Center, Edgewood, Maryland, and Stolls Stores, Incorporated, Mount Vernon, Iowa. Ruth Deskin - Stewart Baxter Funeral & Memorial Services | Cedar Rapids & Marion, IA Ruth Eileen Milhoan Deskin, 93, of Mount Vernon, Iowa died Monday, August 20, 2018, at St. Luke's Hospital following a lingering illness. Funeral Service at 10:30 a.m. Friday, August 24, 2018, at United Methodist Church of Mount Vernon. Friends may call for visiting from 4-7 p.m. Thursday, August 23, 2018, at Stewart Baxter Funeral & Memorial Services, Mount Vernon. Burial following services at Mount Vernon Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be directed to the Mount Vernon Firefighters Association, Lisbon-Mount Vernon Ambulance, or United Methodist Church of Mount Vernon.