RUTH A. CALVIN

Ruth A. Calvin, 90, of Republic passed away on May 28, 2024. She was born on June 11, 1933, to Lannes and Lora (Hicks) McLain in Pea Ridge, Ark.
She moved to Carthage when she was six years old, then Sarcoxie where she graduated in 1950. She later went on to receive her bachelor’s degree from SMS.
In 1954, she married Robert “Bob” Atkisson of Aurora, and together they had two daughters and owned and operated two floral shops, one in Aurora and the other in Republic. They were married for 22 years when he passed away in 1976.
In 1981, she married Warren LaBombard from Michigan. They were married 15 years when he passed away in 1996.
She worked for six years at the Juvenile Shoe Corp, and nine years for MWM Color Press in Aurora before working for the Federal Bureau of Prisons in Michigan, Missouri and Connecticut. She retired in 1991 from The Federal Correctional Institution in Danbury, Ct. after 20 years as the financial manager.
She was an active member of Macedonia Baptist Church in Springfield until her passing.
In 1998, she married J.T. Calvin, in Phoenix, Ariz. and they shared 10 years together before he passed away in 2008.
She is survived by her daughters, Carol (Bill) Baker and Connie Atkisson; five grandchildren; six great-grandchildren; her niece, Cindy Smith; as well as other extended family and friends.
She was preceded in death by her parents; three husbands, Bob, Warren and J.T.; a sister, Mildren Maddox; and a nephew, James “Jimmy” Faison.
Visitation and funeral services were held on Friday, May 31, at Meadors Funeral Home in Republic with Pastor Jim Gerhold officiating. Burial was in Maple Park cemetery in Aurora.