Ruth Gooding Obituary Ruth Louise Gooding, 76, nee Sapp, of Warsaw, Illinois, died peacefully in her home at 3:15 pm on August 2, 2007 following a lengthy courageous battle with heart disease. She was born on January 6, 1931, in Keokuk, Iowa, the daughter of Charles Ambrose and Grace Ann Varner Sapp. She attended school in Keokuk, Iowa. On July 17, 1954, she was united in marriage to Donald Dwight Gooding at the United Methodist Church in Warsaw, Illinois. She was employed by Schlegel, formerly Sheller Globe, in Keokuk, IA, retiring in 1992. She was a member of the Burlington Bees female softball team from 1950 to 1954. She founded the Warsaw Girls Softball League in 1969. She was a member of the American Legion Auxiliary, Warsaw Women's Club, Eastern Star Browning Chapter #262 OES Denver, IL, Spunky Point Senior Citizens, Gold Wing Road Riders Association (GWRRA) as well as the First Christian Church and Women's Club. Before her illness Ruth volunteered her time to Meals on Wheels. Ruth devoted herself to her husband, children and grandchildren. She is survived by her husband, Donald, her children: Ronald and his wife Connie of Hamilton, Teresa Culpepper and her husband, Kenny of Warsaw, Gerald and his wife Lana of LeRoy, IL; Stanley and his wife Carrol of Godfrey, IL; Patricia Kimmell of Mt. Pleasant, IA, Carolyn Woodstock and her husband Steve of Washington, MO ; Grandchildren: Bradley and Alex Culpepper, Andrew and Scott Gooding, Valerie Salgado and her husband Jeffery, Timothy and Donald Woodstock, Paul Judkins and his wife Chrissy, Sarah Gooding and Jonathon Gooding Great-grandson: Jordan Micah Judkins; Her special friends Boomer and Connie Franklin, Brothers: James, Melvin, Roy, Charles, Robert and Dave Sapp; Sisters: Betty Boyer, Roline Fenton and Esther Kehler. She is further survived by nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends. She was preceded in death by an infant daughter, Sharon Ruth Gooding, her parents, a brother Lewis Lydell Sapp, sisters Mary Martha Mueller, Loma Marie Sapp, an infant sister and her former son-in-law, Bryan James Kimmell. Funeral services were held at 10:00 a. m. on Monday, August 6, 2007 at the First Christian Church in Keokuk, IA with Rev. William S. Mitchell officiating. Burial followed at Oakland Cemetery in Warsaw, IL. Memorials may be made to Blessing Hospice-Hancock County, 71 South Adams Street, Carthage, IL 63432-2448 or First Christian Church (Disciples of Christ), 3476 Main Street, Keokuk, IA 52632.