Ruby McLanahan Fender, 83, Kingsville, Missouri, passed away Wednesday, May 29, 2013, at Research Medical Center, Kansas City, Missouri.

She was born October 2, 1929 near Kingsville a daughter of Jesse and Goldie May McLanahan.

She graduated from Kingsville High School in 1947 and lived all her life in Johnson County, Missouri.

On June 30, 1948 she married James Herbert Fender in Holden, Missouri.

Ruby taught 4-H sewing classes many years, was a gardener, and canned many quarts of vegetables each year. She loved to cook and provided 3 square meals for 65 years. Her hobbies included knitting, crocheting, sewing, upholstering, reading, and decorating.

She leaves her husband, James Herbert Fender, of the home; one daughter, Linda Sue Morton and husband, Michael H., of Branson, MO; a sister, Doris Jean Gardner, Washington, D.C.; and one grandson, Sean Michael Morton. She was preceded in death by four brothers, J.C., Wayne, Jim, and Everett McLanahan, and by four sisters, Mary, Anna, Esther, and Bernadine

Visitation will be 9:00 – 10:00 a.m. Saturday, June 1, 2013, at Ben Cast & Son – Wood Funeral Home, Holden, MO. Funeral Services will follow at 10:00 a.m. Burial will be in Fairview Cemetery, Holden, MO.
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Missouri Marriage Records, 1805-2002
Name: Ruby Mclanahan
Age: 18
Birth Date: abt 1930
Marriage Date: 30 Jun 1948
Marriage Location: Holden, Johnson, Missouri
Marriage County: Cass
Spouse Name: Mr. James H Fender
Spouse Age: 21
Spouse Birth Date: abt 1927

1940 United States Federal Census
Name: Ruby Maril Mc Lanahan
Age: 10
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1930
Gender: Female
Race: White
Birthplace: Missouri
Marital Status: Single
Relation to Head of House: Daughter
Home in 1940: Kingsville, Johnson, Missouri
Street: Rural North West Quarter Of Kingsville Township
Inferred Residence in 1935: Rural
Residence in 1935: Rural
Sheet Number: 3B
Attended School or College: Yes
Highest Grade Completed: Elementary school, 4th grade
Household Members: Name Age
Jesse J Mc Lanahan 49
Goldie M Mc Lanahan 39
Everette M Mc Lanahan 19
Esther M Mc Lanahan 17
James W Mc Lanahan 16
Anna Lee Mc Lanahan 14
Mary Lou Mc Lanahan 12
Ruby Maril Mc Lanahan 10
Robert Wayne Mc Lanahan 8
Joseph C Mc Lanahan 4
Daris Jean Mc Lanahan 1

Info provided by Roger Vick (#46868454)