She was Executive Director for the Downtown Joplin Association and previously served as Public Administrator for Jasper County. She also worked as a legal secretary for 20 years. Ruth was a member of the Church at Brookwood and later attended St. Paul’s United Methodist Church. She was a Cub Scout and Girl Scout leader, and was active in P.T.A. She was a member of the Soroptomist Club and founded a Red Hat Society chapter in Carthage.
Ruth married Donald Crayne May 28, 1950, at Zion Baptist Church near Jasper, Mo. He survives. Additional survivors include a daughter, Susie Hicks and husband Bob, Joplin, two sons, Michael Crayne and wife Terri, Shawnee, KS. and David Crayne and wife Cindy, of Joplin, one brother, Jim Barlow, Seneca, Mo., 8 grandchildren, 13 great grandchildren with a 14th due in May, and two great great grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her parents, a grandson, Nathaniel Hicks, a great granddaughter, Christian Bickerton, a sister, Betty Gaskin, a brother in law Betty and D. L. Gaskin and a sister in law, Mary Ann Barlow.
Service will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at Mason Woodard Chapel with Shane Munn officiating. Visitation will be Tuesday from 6 to 7 p.m. at Mason Woodard.
She was Executive Director for the Downtown Joplin Association and previously served as Public Administrator for Jasper County. She also worked as a legal secretary for 20 years. Ruth was a member of the Church at Brookwood and later attended St. Paul’s United Methodist Church. She was a Cub Scout and Girl Scout leader, and was active in P.T.A. She was a member of the Soroptomist Club and founded a Red Hat Society chapter in Carthage.
Ruth married Donald Crayne May 28, 1950, at Zion Baptist Church near Jasper, Mo. He survives. Additional survivors include a daughter, Susie Hicks and husband Bob, Joplin, two sons, Michael Crayne and wife Terri, Shawnee, KS. and David Crayne and wife Cindy, of Joplin, one brother, Jim Barlow, Seneca, Mo., 8 grandchildren, 13 great grandchildren with a 14th due in May, and two great great grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her parents, a grandson, Nathaniel Hicks, a great granddaughter, Christian Bickerton, a sister, Betty Gaskin, a brother in law Betty and D. L. Gaskin and a sister in law, Mary Ann Barlow.
Service will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at Mason Woodard Chapel with Shane Munn officiating. Visitation will be Tuesday from 6 to 7 p.m. at Mason Woodard.
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