NEWARK : A funeral service for Evelyn Ruth Hollingshead, 79 of Newark will be 1:00 p.m. Tuesday, April 9, 2013 in the Newark Chapel of Vensil & Chute Funeral Home with Pastor Ben Foulk officiating. Burial will be at Cedar Hill Cemetery.

Mrs. Hollingshead passed away Friday at SharonBrooke in Newark. She was born April 9, 1933 in Guernsey County to the late Thomas and Iva (Lashley) Dement. A 1950 graduate of Senecaville High School, Mrs. Hollingshead worked as an Educational Aid for Licking Valley School District. She was a member of the Marne United Methodist Church. She enjoyed fishing with her late husband, quilting and writing poetry. She was devoted to her family. Those who knew her will recall her beautiful, contagious smile.

Survivors include her daughter, Marsha (Jerry) Hurt of Newark; sons, Jerry Hollingshead of Newark, Terry Hollingshead of Mohave Valley, AZ; granddaughters, Amber (Joshua) Pasternak, Ashley (Adam Buxton) Hurt of Columbus; and great-grandchildren, Wesley and Lillian Hurt.

In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her husband, Hiram "Bing" Hollingshead, whom she married July 13, 1951 and who died December 28, 2002; an infant son, Danny Hollingshead; and two sisters, Wilma Secrest and Helen Ridgway.

Friends and family may call from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. Monday, April 8, 2013 at VENSIL & CHUTE FUNERAL HOME, 1850 W. Main Street, Newark.

Memorial contributions may be made to the Foundation for Hospice of Central Ohio or the Lewy Body Dementia Association. Envelopes will be available at the funeral home.