{"id":27239,"date":"2026-01-12T09:49:10","date_gmt":"2026-01-12T15:49:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thexradio.com\/news\/?p=27239"},"modified":"2026-01-12T09:49:10","modified_gmt":"2026-01-12T15:49:10","slug":"ruth-ellen-hawn-93-of-newton-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thexradio.com\/news\/obits\/27239-ruth-ellen-hawn-93-of-newton-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Ruth Ellen Hawn (93) of Newton"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"pdfprnt-buttons pdfprnt-buttons-post pdfprnt-top-right\"><a href=\"javascript: window.print()\" class=\"pdfprnt-button pdfprnt-button-print\" target=\"_self\" ><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thexradio.com\/news\/wp-content\/plugins\/pdf-print\/images\/print.png\" alt=\"image_print\" title=\"Print Content\" \/><span class=\"pdfprnt-button-title pdfprnt-button-print-title\">Print<\/span><\/a><\/div><p>Ruth Ellen Hawn, age 93, of Newton, Illinois, passed away at 8:19 PM &#8211; Friday, January 9, 2026, at Helia Healthcare of Newton.<\/p>\n<p>A service celebrating Ruth Ellen\u2019s life will be held at 12:00 PM \u2013 Tuesday, January 13, 2026, at the Newton Christian Church, in Newton, Illinois, with Rick Britton officiating.\u00a0 The burial will be in Vanderhoof Cemetery in rural Newton, Illinois.\u00a0 A visitation for family and friends will be held from 10:00 AM until service time.\u00a0 In loving memory of Ruth Ellen, memorials may be made to Newton Christian Church.\u00a0 The obituary can be viewed and condolences left at www.meyerfh.com.<\/p>\n<p>Ruth Ellen was born on January 25, 1932, in Newton, Illinois, the daughter of Ralph W. and Edna (Kingsley) Davis.\u00a0 She married John C. Hawn on July 3, 1947, in Piggott, Arkansas, and he preceded her in passing on September 2, 2008.<\/p>\n<p>A woman of many talents, she found joy in the simple beauty of life\u2014whether she was meticulously embroidering a keepsake,\u00a0sewing\u00a0for her family, or preparing a favorite meal in her\u00a0kitchen.<\/p>\n<p>Ruth Ellen was a member of the Newton Christian Church; her faith was the cornerstone of her life; she spent countless peaceful hours\u00a0reading her Bible and found God\u2019s handiwork in nature while fishing.<\/p>\n<p>Ruth Ellen is survived by-<\/p>\n<p>Daughters- Marilyn (Max) Tonn and Carol (Greg) Rubsam both of Newton, Illinois<\/p>\n<p>Grandchildren- Danny Tonn of Greenup, Illinois; Matt Rubsam of Glenview, Illinois; Mike (Abbie) Tonn of Newton, Illinois; Stacey Rubsam of Newton, Illinois and Kevin Rubsam of Hebbronville, Texas<\/p>\n<p>Great-grandchildren- Jenna Tonn, Keyton Tonn, Christina Rubsam, Kayne Tonn, Trevor Tonn, Brielle Tonn, Blake Tonn, Koby Tonn and Madison Tonn<\/p>\n<p>Great grandson- Briggs Tonn<\/p>\n<p>Sister- Betty McComas of South Carolina<\/p>\n<p>Sister-in-law- Caryl Davis of Homewood, Illinois<\/p>\n<p>Several nieces and nephews also survive.<\/p>\n<p>Ruth Ellen was preceded in passing by her parents, husband, son LaVerl Eugene Hawn, sister Vera Mae Coleman, brother Burt Davis, brothers-in-law Rex Coleman and Charles McComas.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ruth Ellen died on Friday, January 9.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":27240,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[21],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-27239","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-obits"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.3 - 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