Ruth was born August 10, 1925, near Sheldon, Missouri, one of the nine children of Sterling and Minnie (Duggins) George. She attended Prairie Center Grade School northwest of Sheldon and Sheldon High School. On January 9, 1943 at Sheldon, Ruth married Howard Truman Holland and they had celebrated 43 years together before his passing on August 24, 1989. She was also preceded in death by her parents; four brothers including a stillborn infant, Les, Ray and Sam George; and three sisters, Velma Garwood, Margaret Lightner, and Ellen Bowker.
Survivors include two sons, Howard & wife Louise Holland, Liberal, and Donald D. Holland, Lamar; a sister, Martha Gordon, Lamar; three grandchildren, Curt & Mary Holland, Nashville, Tennessee, Tina & Phil VanKirk, and Tim Holland, all of Lamar; six great-grandchildren, Amber Holland, Kelsey (Holland) Lin, & Brooklyn Holland, Shelby, Shanda, & Kelly VanKirk; and a large extended family.
In addition to being a homemaker, Ruth had worked at Fort Scott, Kansas for Aaron's Poultry and The Pottery. She will be remembered by many for her 20-year career as an independent Stanley Products dealer and for all the berries purchased from the Holland Strawberry Patch. Always active in her community, Ruth was a member of the Christian Church of Liberal, the Refund Club and the Sisters Club.
Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m. Tuesday, December 27th at the Christian Church of Liberal where the family will receive friends from 1:00 p.m. until service time. Burial will be in Worsley Cemetery.
Memorial contributions are suggested to the memorial fund of the Christian Church of Liberal or Worsley Cemetery in care of Daniel Funeral Home.
Ruth was born August 10, 1925, near Sheldon, Missouri, one of the nine children of Sterling and Minnie (Duggins) George. She attended Prairie Center Grade School northwest of Sheldon and Sheldon High School. On January 9, 1943 at Sheldon, Ruth married Howard Truman Holland and they had celebrated 43 years together before his passing on August 24, 1989. She was also preceded in death by her parents; four brothers including a stillborn infant, Les, Ray and Sam George; and three sisters, Velma Garwood, Margaret Lightner, and Ellen Bowker.
Survivors include two sons, Howard & wife Louise Holland, Liberal, and Donald D. Holland, Lamar; a sister, Martha Gordon, Lamar; three grandchildren, Curt & Mary Holland, Nashville, Tennessee, Tina & Phil VanKirk, and Tim Holland, all of Lamar; six great-grandchildren, Amber Holland, Kelsey (Holland) Lin, & Brooklyn Holland, Shelby, Shanda, & Kelly VanKirk; and a large extended family.
In addition to being a homemaker, Ruth had worked at Fort Scott, Kansas for Aaron's Poultry and The Pottery. She will be remembered by many for her 20-year career as an independent Stanley Products dealer and for all the berries purchased from the Holland Strawberry Patch. Always active in her community, Ruth was a member of the Christian Church of Liberal, the Refund Club and the Sisters Club.
Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m. Tuesday, December 27th at the Christian Church of Liberal where the family will receive friends from 1:00 p.m. until service time. Burial will be in Worsley Cemetery.
Memorial contributions are suggested to the memorial fund of the Christian Church of Liberal or Worsley Cemetery in care of Daniel Funeral Home.
Family Members
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Velma Mae George Garwood
1910–1997
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Raymond Sterling "Ray" George
1912–1987
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Sara Margaret George Lightner
1914–1993
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Leslie Edward "Les" George
1916–1987
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Ellen Irene George Bowker
1918–2010
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Ellen Irene George Banes
1918–2010
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Samuel Lawrence George
1920–1979
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Martha Louise George Gordon
1923–2012
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Wayne Eugene George
1929–1929
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