"She was born Ruby Faye Steffey on May 26, 1928, in Santa Anna, a daughter of Arthur Lenard Steffey and Annie Josephine Kelly Steffey. She grew up in Coleman and attended the Junction school. She was married to Don Sumerour and he preceded her in death. She lived in Waco from 1979 until 2009 and then returned to live in Coleman. She was a nursing home administrator.
"She is survived by one son, Larry Sparks and wife Betsy of San Antonio; two daughters, Dianna Baxter of Atlanta, Georgia and Debra Sell of Canyon Lake; one sister, Thelma Barkemeyer of Coleman; one brother, Jerry Steffey of Coleman; five grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren.
"She was preceded in death by a son, David Bryan Sparks in 1975; five brothers and three sisters – James, Arthur, Doyle, Arnold and Richard Steffey, Wilma White, Fannie May Calhoon and Hazel Snow.
"Visitation will begin at 1:00 p.m. on Wednesday and continue until service time."
(Coleman Chronicle and Democrat-Voice, Coleman, Texas, June 17, 2014. Used with permission.)
"She was born Ruby Faye Steffey on May 26, 1928, in Santa Anna, a daughter of Arthur Lenard Steffey and Annie Josephine Kelly Steffey. She grew up in Coleman and attended the Junction school. She was married to Don Sumerour and he preceded her in death. She lived in Waco from 1979 until 2009 and then returned to live in Coleman. She was a nursing home administrator.
"She is survived by one son, Larry Sparks and wife Betsy of San Antonio; two daughters, Dianna Baxter of Atlanta, Georgia and Debra Sell of Canyon Lake; one sister, Thelma Barkemeyer of Coleman; one brother, Jerry Steffey of Coleman; five grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren.
"She was preceded in death by a son, David Bryan Sparks in 1975; five brothers and three sisters – James, Arthur, Doyle, Arnold and Richard Steffey, Wilma White, Fannie May Calhoon and Hazel Snow.
"Visitation will begin at 1:00 p.m. on Wednesday and continue until service time."
(Coleman Chronicle and Democrat-Voice, Coleman, Texas, June 17, 2014. Used with permission.)
Family Members
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Wilma Lee Steffey White
1917–2012
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Fannie Mae Steffey Calhoon
1918–2006
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Hazel L. Steffey Snow
1921–2004
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James A. Steffey
1922–2006
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Arther Eugene Steffey
1924–2005
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Jerry Ray Steffey
1926–2019
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Johnnie Doyle Steffey
1931–1987
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Thelma Lorene Steffey Barkemeyer
1932–2021
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Arnold Steffey
1937–2009
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Richard Dee Steffey Sr
1940–2013
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