Mary Ruth Sanderson, 81, New Castle, Indiana and a native of Albany, passed away September 27, 2012. She was the daughter of the late Luther and Ora McClellan Hay, wife of the late Ralph Sanderson and was also preceded in death by two brothers, Howard and Brent Hay. She was a retired nurse and attended Christ United Methodist Church.

She is survived by a sister, Nellie Melton, New Castle, IN; two brothers, Marvin (Alice) and John (Jean) Hay, both of Albany; also two nieces, three nephews and several great-nieces and nephews.

Funeral services were held Monday, October 1, 2012 at 10:30 a.m. at Macer-Hall Funeral Home with final resting place in Green Hills Memory Gardens in New Castle. Arrangements made through Macer-Hall Funeral Home of New Castle, Indiana.