Ruth Evelyn Haddock, 96, of Delmar, passed away, Sunday, June 8, 2008 at Peninsula Regional Medical Center in Salisbury, Maryland. She was born on March 14, 1912 in Delmar, a daughter of the late Ernest and Viola Adkins. Ruth worked for Banks & Pusey and Rombro Brothers in Delmar and the Manhattan Shirt Factory in Salisbury for many years. She is survived by a daughter, Janice Landes and her husband Bob of Laurel, DE; a granddaughter, Karen Elizabeth Landes and her husband Joseph Kim of Chicago; a great grandson, Darwin Kim; a sister, Thelma Baker and her husband Calvin; and several nieces and nephews. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, James Levin Haddock; two brothers, Howard Adkins and Louis Adkins; and two sisters, Margaret Adkins Coffin and Hazel Adkins Bailey. A graveside service will be held on Wednesday, June 11, 2008 at 2:00 p.m. at St. Stephen's Cemetery in Delmar. In memory of Mrs. Haddock, contributions may be sent to the Delmar Fire Department Ambulance Fund, P.O. Box 143, Delmar, Delaware 19940, since they were always so good in transporting her to the hospital. Arrangements are in the care of Short Funeral Home in Delmar.