Mildred Ora Ruston

April 16, 1927 - April 10, 2014

Mildred Ora Ruston, 86, of Merryville, LA, passed from this life on Thursday, April 10, 2014 at her home.

Those left to cherish her memory are her husband, John E. Ruston, Sr. of Merryville, LA; sons, David Earl Ruston and companion Mary Ann Flynn of Largo, FL, and John E. Ruston, Jr. and wife Sherry of Hammond, LA; daughters, Martha Spetz and husband Gary of Leesburg, VA, and Sandra Lynn Tidwell and husband Terry of Lafayette, LA;; 11 grandchildren, 16 great grandchildren and 1 great-great grandchild.  She was preceded in death by her parents, John David Bass and Bertie Clyde Cain, and sister, Mers Mishoe.

Visitation will be held Sunday, April 13, 2014 from 2:00pm until 5:00pm and Monday, April 14, 2014 from 8:00am until 10:00am at Myers-Colonial Funeral Home in DeRidder, LA.  Funeral services will be Monday, April 14, 2014 at 10:00am at Myers-Colonial Funeral Home.  Burial will follow at Quicksand Creek Cemetery in Buckhorn, TX.  Rev. Gerald Read will officiate.  Donations may be made to St. Jude’s Children’s Hospital in the name of Mildred Ruston.