MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Ruth E. Yates Sappenfield died Aug. 9, 2020, in Memphis.
She retired from education after teaching high school English in Sikeston, Missouri, for many years.
Her husband, William "Bill" P. Sappenfield Sr., preceded her in death.
Survivors include: four children, Charles Sappenfield and wife, Marsha, of Independence, Missouri; May Anne Williams and husband, Gary, of Waco, Texas; William “Bill" P. Sappenfield Jr., and wife Mona, of Memphis; and Eric L. Sappenfield, and wife, Barbara, of Southaven, Mississippi; and nine grandchildren and 15 great-grandchildren.