She married David Cullip on November 8, 1938.
They made their home and farmed near Junction City, in Washington state and in Colorado.
David preceded her in death on May 7, 1953.
Ruth and the children returned to the Wakefield area in 1957.
On July 4, 1969, Ruth married Walter Kemp.
They moved to Yankton, SD where Ruth worked as a waitress. They retired in 1977 and moved to Washington, KS then to the Happy Face Farm on the Oak Hill road in 1981.
Walter preceded her in death on May 25, 1997.
Ruth was a member of Mizpah United Methodist Church, United Methodist Women’s Organization, and the Friendly Neighbor’s Club.
She was also preceded in death by her parents; son, David; daughter, Peggy; grandson, Luke Adams; sister, Pearl Hemphill; brothers, Lloyd, Joe, Leroy and Earl Hammond
Survivors:
Daughter: Mary and husband Carroll Adams of Clay Center, KS
Son: Wesley and wife Bobbi Cullip of Clay Center, KS
Son: Merle and wife Pat Cullip of Wakefield, KS
Brother: Francis Hammond of Longford, KS
13 Grandchildren, 22 Great-grandchildren
4 Great-great-grandchildren
Funeral Services: 1:30 PM Wednesday, February 3 at Mizpah United Methodist Church, rural Wakefield, KS
Burial: Mizpah Cemetery, rural Wakefield, Kansas
Visitation: 4-7 PM, Tuesday, February 2 at Neill-Schwensen-Rook Funeral Home
Memorials: Mizpah United Methodist Church or the Wakefield Museum c/o the funeral home
She married David Cullip on November 8, 1938.
They made their home and farmed near Junction City, in Washington state and in Colorado.
David preceded her in death on May 7, 1953.
Ruth and the children returned to the Wakefield area in 1957.
On July 4, 1969, Ruth married Walter Kemp.
They moved to Yankton, SD where Ruth worked as a waitress. They retired in 1977 and moved to Washington, KS then to the Happy Face Farm on the Oak Hill road in 1981.
Walter preceded her in death on May 25, 1997.
Ruth was a member of Mizpah United Methodist Church, United Methodist Women’s Organization, and the Friendly Neighbor’s Club.
She was also preceded in death by her parents; son, David; daughter, Peggy; grandson, Luke Adams; sister, Pearl Hemphill; brothers, Lloyd, Joe, Leroy and Earl Hammond
Survivors:
Daughter: Mary and husband Carroll Adams of Clay Center, KS
Son: Wesley and wife Bobbi Cullip of Clay Center, KS
Son: Merle and wife Pat Cullip of Wakefield, KS
Brother: Francis Hammond of Longford, KS
13 Grandchildren, 22 Great-grandchildren
4 Great-great-grandchildren
Funeral Services: 1:30 PM Wednesday, February 3 at Mizpah United Methodist Church, rural Wakefield, KS
Burial: Mizpah Cemetery, rural Wakefield, Kansas
Visitation: 4-7 PM, Tuesday, February 2 at Neill-Schwensen-Rook Funeral Home
Memorials: Mizpah United Methodist Church or the Wakefield Museum c/o the funeral home
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