Tributes

Mary Ruth (Stroud) Holt Jedlick, age 83 of Mattoon, IL passed away at 5:40 PM, Saturday, August 17, 2024, at Gibson Family Center for Hospice in Terre Haute, IN. A funeral service in her honor will be held at 12:00 PM, Friday, August 30, 2024, at the First Southern Baptist Church, 3521 Dewitt Avenue, Mattoon, IL 61938. Reverend Dr. John Calio will officiate. A committal service will immediately follow at Dodge Grove Cemetery in Mattoon, IL. The visitation will be held from 10:00 AM until the time of service the same day at the church. Mitchell-Jerdan Funeral Home, 1200 Wabash Avenue, Mattoon, IL 61938 is in charge of services. Ruth was born on November 9, 1940, in Ewing, IL, the daughter of the late Ruel V. and Clara E. (Wilson) Stroud. She married Roland S. Jedlick on January 8, 1994, at the East Side Church of the Nazarine in Mattoon, IL. Together they shared thirty years of marriage. She is survived by her loving husband; his son, Daniel R. Jedlick of Champaign, IL; her daughter, Amanda R. (Holt) Smart and husband Franklin of Brazil, IN; three grandchildren: Michael T. Smart and wife Whitney of Terre Haute, IN, Jessica D. Snyder and husband David of Greenwood, IN, Elizabeth G. Smart of Brazil, IN; one great-grandson, Grayson S. Smart of Terre Haute, IN; sisters-in-law, Juanita J. Stroud Deere and husband Frank of Mattoon, IL, Wilma Stroud of Goreville, IL; nine nieces and nephews; and several great-nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents; two brothers, Ronald and Robert Stroud; sister, Donna Smith; aunts, Eunice Zoole and Rosalie Sykes. A faithful church attender, Ruth taught Sunday school for preschool age children and was a helper for Operation Christmas Child. For many years she worked at RR Donnelley in Mattoon, IL and prior to that she was employed at the Brown Shoe Factory in Mattoon, IL. Traveling was a passion she shared with her husband, Roland. Together they had the pleasure of touring Hawaii, Alaska, Cape Cod, Washington, D.C., and Rhode Island. Ruth enjoyed working in her vegetable garden and loved to share her produce with family and friends. However, being surrounded by family was what made Ruth the happiest. She adored her children and grandchildren and cherished every moment she spent with them. As a kind, caring, and gentle woman, Ruth will be lovingly remembered and deeply missed. Please visit www.mitchell-jerdan.com or www.facebook.com/mitchelljerdanfuneralhome to light a virtual candle in her honor or share a memory with the family.

Tributes

Mary Ruth (Stroud) Holt Jedlick

November 9, 1940 - August 17, 2024