SOUTH PARIS — Ruth A. Dingley, 83, of South Paris, died Tuesday, Dec. 27, at Market Square Health Care Center.

She was born in Waterford, July 7, 1928, the daughter of Roland and Josephine Learned McAlister. She received her education in South Waterford schools and graduated from Bridgton Academy in 1946. She married David E. Dingley of Harrison on June 18, 1946. They made their home in Waterford and Harrison for many years, before moving to the Norway and South Paris area.

She enjoyed being a homemaker, raising her children and traveling. She and her husband made many trips around the United States and Canada. They were also avid campers and took their grandchildren along on many occasions. She was also a country music fan and had been to Nashville, Branson and Dollywood. She worked for 12 years at Oxford County Superior Court in South Paris as court messenger, retiring in 1988.

She is survived by her three sons, Duane and his wife, Beth, of South Paris, Douglas and his wife, Karen, of Cleveland, Okla., and Daniel and his wife, Cristina, of South Paris; her daughter, Pamela Moore and her husband, Robert, of Berlin, N.H.; nine grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren; a sister, Bertha Samson of South Paris; and two nephews, William Merrill of South Paris and Michael Brosson of Tunis, Mo.

She was predeceased by her husband, David in 2002; and her daughter, Patricia in 1954.

Online condolences may be shared with her family at www.chandlerfunerals.com.