RUTH MARIE (BEETON) KIGER, 71, passed away on Thursday, November 3, 2016 surrounded by her family and friends. Graveside services will be held at Hillside Cemetery in Sedgwick, Kansas on November 10 2016 at 3:30 p.m. Ruth was a devoted wife, mother, grandmother, and friend. She is preceded in death by her son Jerry Stepp and her parents Mildred O. Beeton, Jesse Laurence Beeton. She is survived by her husband Earl E. Kiger of Wichita; sons Larry Stepp and Gary Kiger of Wichita; daughters Kerry Vega of Wichita and Sherry Ward of High Springs, FL; 10 grandchildren and 12 great grandchildren.. Baker Funeral Home Valley Center has charge. Condolences may be left for the family at www.bakerfhvc.com