Ruth Dilts Morledge a resident of Lakeland, FL was born January 21, 1927 to Mary E. Haislup Dilts Weales and William Frederick Dilts in Columbus, IN. She was a member of the Mulberry United Methodist Church. Many years ago she was a Brownie Leader and a Cub Scout Mother. She was a 1945 graduate of Columbus High School, Columbus, IN. Ruth worked from 1945 to 1950 in the office of Reeves Pulley Co. on the Seventh Street in Columbus. In March 1950 she married Richard F. Anderson. He died in September 1981. In August 2003 she married Paul W. Morledge, formerly of Columbus and now a resident of Lakeland, FL. They were married 56 years after their first date in 1947. Ruth was preceded in death by her first husband, Richard F. Anderson in 1981; son, Bill in 1975; an infant grandson; her parents; and sister, Dorothy Dilts Coleman. She is survived by her husband, Paul; brother, John A Dilts; children, David L. (Kim) Anderson, Rev. John M. (Debra) Anderson; Joyce E. Anderson and her husband, Dennis Smail; step-son, Daryl Morledge; six grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren. A visitation will be held on Tuesday, May 17, 2016 from 1-2pm with funeral service to follow at 2pm, at Gentry Morrison Funeral Home Southside Chapel, 1727 Bartow Rd, Lakeland, FL. Burial will take place, at Garland Brook Cemetery in Columbus, IN. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations be made to the Mulberry United Methodist Church Building Fund, 306 N. Church Ave., Mulberry, FL. 33860.