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Ruby Hedges, age 88, passed away Friday, February 12, 2016 in Parsons, Kansas after being ill for several months. Ruby was born on Oct. 27, 1927 in rural Earlton, the daughter of Albertus Blaine and Sarilada Pearle Price Shepard.
She lived her childhood years in rural Earlton and the Thayer area. As an adult she worked at the Adventure Lines in Parsons, KS and Lee Manufacturing in Cherryvale, KS and also at other businesses. She was a member of the VFW and American Legion Women’s Auxiliaries.
On Feb. 2, 1946 she married Gerald D. Sloan in Thayer, KS. He preceded her in death on July 3, 1973. On Feb. 17, 1978, she married George Hedges in Brownsville, TX. He preceded her in death on June 12, 2015.
Ruby is survived by:
Son:
Jerry Sloan and wife Marge of Altamont, KS
Daughter:
Connie Brandes of Broken Arrow, OK
Grandchildren:
Aaron Brandes of Broken Arrow, OK
Derek Brandes of Broken Arrow, OK
Sean Sloan and wife Jeni of Topeka, KS
Chad Sloan and wife Chenay of Wichita, KS
Ashely (Sloan) Fagan and husband Ed of Kansas City, MO
13 Great Grandchildren
Ruby was preceded in death by her parents; 2 husbands; 3 brothers, Virgil Shepard, Harold Shepard and Claude Shepard and 2 sisters, Ava Gossett and Alma Smith.
Funeral Service will be held on Tuesday, February 16, 2016 at 2 p.m. at Countryside Funeral Home, Johnson Chapel in Chanute, KS. Visitation will be held prior to the service at 1 p.m. at the funeral home. Interment will be at Earlton Cemetery.
Services have been entrusted to: Countryside Funeral Home 101 N. Highland, Chanute, KS 66720.
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Ruby Hedges, age 88, passed away Friday, February 12, 2016 in Parsons, Kansas after being ill for several months. Ruby was born on Oct. 27, 1927 in rural Earlton, the daughter of Albertus Blaine and Sarilada Pearle Price Shepard.
She lived her childhood years in rural Earlton and the Thayer area. As an adult she worked at the Adventure Lines in Parsons, KS and Lee Manufacturing in Cherryvale, KS and also at other businesses. She was a member of the VFW and American Legion Women’s Auxiliaries.
On Feb. 2, 1946 she married Gerald D. Sloan in Thayer, KS. He preceded her in death on July 3, 1973. On Feb. 17, 1978, she married George Hedges in Brownsville, TX. He preceded her in death on June 12, 2015.
Ruby is survived by:
Son:
Jerry Sloan and wife Marge of Altamont, KS
Daughter:
Connie Brandes of Broken Arrow, OK
Grandchildren:
Aaron Brandes of Broken Arrow, OK
Derek Brandes of Broken Arrow, OK
Sean Sloan and wife Jeni of Topeka, KS
Chad Sloan and wife Chenay of Wichita, KS
Ashely (Sloan) Fagan and husband Ed of Kansas City, MO
13 Great Grandchildren
Ruby was preceded in death by her parents; 2 husbands; 3 brothers, Virgil Shepard, Harold Shepard and Claude Shepard and 2 sisters, Ava Gossett and Alma Smith.
Funeral Service will be held on Tuesday, February 16, 2016 at 2 p.m. at Countryside Funeral Home, Johnson Chapel in Chanute, KS. Visitation will be held prior to the service at 1 p.m. at the funeral home. Interment will be at Earlton Cemetery.
Services have been entrusted to: Countryside Funeral Home 101 N. Highland, Chanute, KS 66720.
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Ruby Hedges, age 88, passed away Friday, February 12, 2016 in Parsons, Kansas after being ill for several months. Ruby was born on Oct. 27, 1927 in rural Earlton, the daughter of Albertus Blaine and Sarilada Pearle Price Shepard.
She lived her childhood years in rural Earlton and the Thayer area. As an adult she worked at the Adventure Lines in Parsons, KS and Lee Manufacturing in Cherryvale, KS and also at other businesses. She was a member of the VFW and American Legion Women’s Auxiliaries.
On Feb. 2, 1946 she married Gerald D. Sloan in Thayer, KS. He preceded her in death on July 3, 1973. On Feb. 17, 1978, she married George Hedges in Brownsville, TX. He preceded her in death on June 12, 2015.
Ruby is survived by:
Son:
Jerry Sloan and wife Marge of Altamont, KS
Daughter:
Connie Brandes of Broken Arrow, OK
Grandchildren:
Aaron Brandes of Broken Arrow, OK
Derek Brandes of Broken Arrow, OK
Sean Sloan and wife Jeni of Topeka, KS
Chad Sloan and wife Chenay of Wichita, KS
Ashely (Sloan) Fagan and husband Ed of Kansas City, MO
13 Great Grandchildren
Ruby was preceded in death by her parents; 2 husbands; 3 brothers, Virgil Shepard, Harold Shepard and Claude Shepard and 2 sisters, Ava Gossett and Alma Smith.
Funeral Service will be held on Tuesday, February 16, 2016 at 2 p.m. at Countryside Funeral Home, Johnson Chapel in Chanute, KS. Visitation will be held prior to the service at 1 p.m. at the funeral home. Interment will be at Earlton Cemetery.
Services have been entrusted to: Countryside Funeral Home 101 N. Highland, Chanute, KS 66720.
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Ruby Hedges, age 88, passed away Friday, February 12, 2016 in Parsons, Kansas after being ill for several months. Ruby was born on Oct. 27, 1927 in rural Earlton, the daughter of Albertus Blaine and Sarilada Pearle Price Shepard.
She lived her childhood years in rural Earlton and the Thayer area. As an adult she worked at the Adventure Lines in Parsons, KS and Lee Manufacturing in Cherryvale, KS and also at other businesses. She was a member of the VFW and American Legion Women’s Auxiliaries.
On Feb. 2, 1946 she married Gerald D. Sloan in Thayer, KS. He preceded her in death on July 3, 1973. On Feb. 17, 1978, she married George Hedges in Brownsville, TX. He preceded her in death on June 12, 2015.
Ruby is survived by:
Son:
Jerry Sloan and wife Marge of Altamont, KS
Daughter:
Connie Brandes of Broken Arrow, OK
Grandchildren:
Aaron Brandes of Broken Arrow, OK
Derek Brandes of Broken Arrow, OK
Sean Sloan and wife Jeni of Topeka, KS
Chad Sloan and wife Chenay of Wichita, KS
Ashely (Sloan) Fagan and husband Ed of Kansas City, MO
13 Great Grandchildren
Ruby was preceded in death by her parents; 2 husbands; 3 brothers, Virgil Shepard, Harold Shepard and Claude Shepard and 2 sisters, Ava Gossett and Alma Smith.
Funeral Service will be held on Tuesday, February 16, 2016 at 2 p.m. at Countryside Funeral Home, Johnson Chapel in Chanute, KS. Visitation will be held prior to the service at 1 p.m. at the funeral home. Interment will be at Earlton Cemetery.
Services have been entrusted to: Countryside Funeral Home 101 N. Highland, Chanute, KS 66720.
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