Waurega Ruth Ervin (nee Hightower) was born in Pendleton Co., KY on January 5, 1917 to Morton "Mort" and Nellie (nee Ashcraft) Hightower and passed away on Saturday December 26, 2015 at Clinton Memorial Hospital at the age of 98. She was the owner and operator of Waurega's Beauty Salon in Blanchester, OH. She also loved to paint still life's and made beautiful quilts. She is survived by her son Harold Wesley "Jim" (Pat) Ervin II of North Port, FL and Shelley Ervin of Denver, CO; grandchildren, Casey (Wayne Greene) Schrichten of Blanchester, Eric (Kelly) Ervin of Tokyo, Japan; great grandchildren Logan Ervin, Ryan Ervin, Jake Schrichten and Logan (Erik) Burke; great great grandson, Eli Burke; a daughter-in-law Susan (nee Toohey) Hemmer of Fairfield, OH. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband of 64 years, Harold Wesley Ervin, by a daughter Melanie Ervin; a brother, Dawson Hightower and a sister Christine Hightower. Funeral services will be held at 1 PM on Wednesday December 30, 2015 at the Tufts Schildmeyer Family Funeral Home, 120 W. Main St. Blanchester, where friends will be received from 11 AM until time of service. Family requests memorial contributions be directed to Little Hearts Big Smiles of Southwest Ohio, 90 Spring Hill Rd. Clarksville, OH 45113, www.littleheartsbigsmiles.org. Broadcast live streaming video on Ustream Funeral Home: Tufts Schildmeyer Family Funeral Home & Cremation Center - Blanchester 120 W. Main St. Blanchester, OH US 45107