ALMA RUTH DARLING
MASSENA- Alma Ruth Darling, 87, of 54 Westwood Drive, passed away Tuesday, September 27, 2016, at the Albany Medical Center.
Alma was born July 7, 1929 in Wheeling Springs, Arkansas, daughter of the late Jess and Jonney Newberry Denson. She attended schools in Hooks, Texas, later earning her GED from Massena High School. She married Dwaine Peter Darling on April 2, 1047 in Columbia, SC.
She first worked as a waitress in Texas, and after moving to Massena worked for the Salvation Army. She owned and operated Silhouette Health Studio in Massena, and the Park Inn Motel.
Alma was a longtime member of Massena First Baptist Church, the Cretona Chapter of Eastern Star, where she was past Matron, and a member of the Grandmother’s Club, and she was also a Girl Scout Leader.
She took great pride and joy in raising her family, and enjoyed reading her Bible, cookbooks, and health and wellness books and was a believer in Holistic Health. Alma also enjoyed wintering in Dade City, Florida.
Alma is survived by her husband Dwaine Peter; her children, Rev. Timothy B. and Pamela Darling of Madrid, Spain; Brenda and Gary Conklin of Spencerport; Michael and Nora Darling of Massena; Jeffery and Barbara Darling of Massena; and Tamara and Chris Rogers of San Antonio, TX; 13 grandchildren, Joseph, Daniel, Sarah, Tracey, Lyndsay, Alicia, Michael A., Mark, Alana, Andrew, Nathaniel, Samuel, and Joshua; and ten great grandchildren; her sister Aileen Herring of Albuquerque, NM; and several nieces and nephews.
She was predeceased by a son Alan Wayne Darling; a granddaughter Janelle Darling; her sister Doris Shoptaw; and her brother Joel Denson.
Friends may call at the Donaldson Funeral Home Saturday 4-6 where a funeral service will be held at 6:00 PM, with Rev. Timothy B. Darling officiating. Burial will be held privately at Madrid Cemetery.
Memorial contributions may be made in Alma’s memory to a Baptist missionary of their choice.
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