Ruth I. Earley, 84, of Whispering Acres Personal Care Home, Chicora, where she made her home for over 20 years, died at 5:10 p.m. Wednesday in the ACMH Hospital, Kittanning.

She was a member of St. Paul Community Church in Chicora.

She was born in Bradys Bend Township, Armstrong County, on March 21, 1929, to the late Ralph E. Earley and Mae Kaylor Earley.

She is survived by her sisters, B. Pauline and her husband, James Hoffman, of Baden and Beatrice and her husband, Frank Tincha, of Houston, Texas; and several nieces and nephews.

Ruth was preceded in death by two brothers, Chester Earley and Paul Earley; her sister, Florence Kepple; and her infant sister, Reda Earley.

EARLEY — Friends of Ruth I. Earley, who died Wednesday, May 29, 2013, will be received Monday from 1 to 2 p.m. at the STEIGHNER FUNERAL HOME, 111 E. Slippery Rock and Main streets, downtown Chicora.Visitation will conclude with funeral services at 2 p.m. at the funeral home, officiated by the Rev. Randall Forester, pastor of St. Paul Community Church, Chicora.Interment will immediately follow in Bradys Bend Cemetery, Armstrong County.For directions, information and to extend condolences to her family, go to www.steighnerfuneralhome.com.