Ruth Marion Ackley Obituary
It is always difficult saying goodbye to someone we love and cherish. Family and friends must say goodbye to their beloved Ruth Marion Ackley (Cottage Grove, Oregon), who passed away at the age of 84, on August 3, 2024. You can send your sympathy in the guestbook provided and share it with the family.
As we bid farewell to this luminous soul, let her loved ones carry forward the torch of her memory, illuminating the path ahead with the warmth of her love and the brilliance of her spirit. Though Ruth Marion may journey beyond the horizon of our sight, her essence remains woven into the very fabric of our being — a guiding light in the darkness, a beacon of hope in the night.
She was predeceased by: her father F. W. Martin. She is survived by: her mother Eleanor Martin; her husband Gary Ackley; her brother George Martin of Mountain View, CA; her children, Devin Ackley (Kerri) of Eugene, OR and Michelle Turner (Tom) of Lake Oswego, OR; her grandchildren, Austin and Emma James of Portland, OR; and her stepgranddaughter Taylor Turner of West Linn, OR..
In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the Ruth Ackley Nursing School Scholarship Fund through the Cottage Grove Community Foundation or to a charity of your choice.
