Mrs. Ruth Inamae Roark, age 81, of Warrensville, passed away Tuesday night, November 11, 2008 at Ashe Memorial Hospital. Funeral services will be held on Friday, November 14, 2008 at 7:30pm at Boone Family Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Wayne Osborne and Rev. Jeff Nave officiating. Graveside Services will be held on Saturday, November 15, 2008 at 3:00pm at the Miller-Roland Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 6:00-7:30pm on Friday, November 14, 2008 prior to the funeral service. Mrs. Roark was born in Ashe County on Sunday, May 8, 1927 to the late Roy Elliott and Julie Graybeal Elliott. She was a Homemaker. She was a member of Warrensville Baptist Church. She was also preceded in death by a son, Arvil Roark. Mrs. Roark is survived by her husband, Delmer Roark of Warrensville; three sons, Archie Roark and wife, Blanche, of Todd, Mike Roark and wife, Donna, of Warrensville and Danny Roark and wife, Norma, of Warrensville; two daughters, Gloria I. Gallaher of Warrensville and Barbara Walters and husband, Jim, of Warrensville; a brother, Raymond Elliott of Creston; five sisters, Bonnie Greer of Elk Creek, VA, Grace Hamm of Lansing, Lois Shepherd of Warrensville, Josephine Sapp of Creston and Mary Houck of Creston; a daughter-in-law, Jane Roark, of Warrensville; seven grandchildren, Amy Bennett of Kernersville, Melissa Harmon, of Warrensville, Kevin Roark, of Todd, Tim Walters, of Fleetwood, Amanda Farmer, of Lansing, Crystal Edmisten, of Fleetwood and Ashley Roark, of Warrensville; six great-grandchildren, Makayla Bennett, Tyler Harmon, Lydia Edmisten, Kallie Bennett, Niko Jannetta and Skyler Jannetta; several nieces & nephews also survive. Flowers accepted or memorials may be made to the High Country Health Care Hospice, PO Box 421, Jefferson, NC 28640. The family will be meeting at the home place, 1165 West Staggs Creek Road in Warrensville.