Ruth Louise Hawkins

Ruth Louise Hawkins, 94, of Bloomingdale, Ohio, passed away peacefully on July 16, 2025, at Trinity Medical Center West in Steubenville. She was surrounded by family. Born August 9, 1930, in Bloomingdale, Ruth was the only daughter of the late Charles and Edith Kuhn Flohr.

Ruth was preceded in death by her parents and two brothers, Sam and Dean Flohr. She was also preceded in death by her husband of 71 years, Raymond Kyle Hawkins; son, James Lee Hawkins; and daughter, Patricia Lou Felmet.

Ruth graduated from Wayne High School in 1948 and remained life-long friends with many of her classmates. She worked at General Telephone for ten years and served as the Fiscal Officer of Wayne Township for 17 years. She was an avid golf fan and player, even carding a “Hole in One” at Red Oaks Country Club.

A member of the Eastern Star for 76 years, Ruth received a special 75-year award pin in 2024. She was an active member of the Bloomingdale Presbyterian Church. Ruth loved reading and was great at word puzzles and trivia, rarely missing an episode of Jeopardy. She loved baking and preparing wonderful Sunday and Holiday dinners. She enjoyed watching the birds, turkeys and deer out the back window of her home on the hill.

Ruth is survived by daughter, Candace (Charles) Newburn of Unionport, Ohio; son, Dennis (Helen) Hawkins of Maineville, Ohio; daughter-in-law, Arlene Hawkins of Urbana, Ohio; eight grandchildren and eleven great-grandchildren that she loved and doted on.

Special thanks to the caring staff of the Steubenville Country Club Manor, her close friend Sonja Whiteman and nephew Bobby Flohr.

A memorial service will be held in her honor on the day that would have been her 95th birthday, August 9, 2025 at 1:30 pm with Paul Giffin officiating at Clark-Kirkland-Barr Funeral Home in Cadiz, Ohio. She will be buried beside her husband at the Bloomingdale Cemetery.

The memorial guestbook may be signed at clark-kirkland-barr.com.