Ruth E. Wiggins, 87, went to be with her Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, on August 28. Mrs. Wiggins, the daughter of the late Chester and Ethel Holcomb Capell of Porterdale, was born in Arabi in 1923. She was preceded in death by husbands Robert Eugene Barrett Sr. and Sultan Wiggins, her son Robert Eugene Barrett Jr. and sisters Lucy Savage and Lillian Willis. She always had a loving and warm personality which she balanced with a firm and gentle honesty. With the support of her first husband, Gene, she completed her GED and went on to graduate from Crandall Business College. She was a dedicated member of her faith for over 50 years. For seven years, she served as a volunteer monitor (teacher) at the Christian Academy at the World of Faith in Macon. Ruth always strove to understand and improve her loving relationship with all children. She will be remembered for her great vegetable soup and her love of her fragile cat, "Baby." She will also be remembered as the all-time family Scrabble champion.

She will live in the hearts of her daughter Peggy (Ed) Vesely, Bonaire; sons Keith (Lynda) Barrett, Kathleen; stepdaughter Faith Wilson, Covington; daughter-in-law Mary Barrett, Warner Robins; brother Clarence (Christine) Capell, Covington; sister Carolyn Gates, Macon; grandchildren Frank (Joy) Riley, Warner Robins, Colleene Winchester, Candor, N. Y., Ricky (Lisa) Barrett, Abilene, Texas, Kevin (Norma) Barrett, Garland, Texas, Robert (Tiffany) Beckmann, Centerville, Starla (Joey) Lynch, Kathleen, Kyle (Bethany) Barrett, Warner Robins, Joseph (Gayle) Barrett, Coconut Creek, Fla., Minnie (Mark) Webling, Warner Robins; 18 great-grandchildren and 10 great-great-grandchildren; and a host of other family members and friends, especially her brothers and sisters at the World of Faith Church in Macon.

Funeral services were held August 31 in the chapel of McCullough Funeral Home with the Rev. Trey Davis, the Rev. W.E. Davis II, and the Rev. Jerry Patterson officiating. Interment followed in Magnolia Park Cemetery. Flowers will be accepted, or memorial donations may be made to World of Faith Ministries, 3960 Hartley Bridge Road, Macon Ga. 31216-5634. Go to www.mcculloughfh.com to sign the Online Registry for the family.