MOUNT VERNON – Ruth Tulloss Mahone, 96, of Kettering died on Thursday, Oct. 14, 2021. Born in Howard on July 28, 1925, to the late Joseph and Florence (McCleland) Tulloss.
Ruth graduated from Mount Vernon High School, Mount Vernon, class of 1943. She was a member of Christ United Methodist Church in Kettering. Ruth was employed at Cooper-Bessemer during World War II, Lamb Glass, Southern California Bell Telephone Co., and Telephone Service Co. of Ohio. She married her husband, Robert Mahone, in 1949, and they were stationed in Texas, Arizona and New York during his military service.
Ruth was preceded in death by her husband, Robert Mahone (1992); and siblings, John Tulloss and Virginia Tulloss Moody.
She is survived by a son, Terence Mahone, and his wife, Elizabeth, of Los Angeles; and a granddaughter, Renée Walter of Grand Rapids, Mich.
Graveside services will be held at 1 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 20, at Miami Valley Memory Gardens, 1639 E Lytle Five Points Road, Centerville. In lieu of flowers, please donate to Habitat for Humanity or The Society for the Improvement of Stray Animals (SICSA). Fond memories and condolences may be shared with the family at www.routsong.com.
