Obituary in The Lufkin Daily News, July 4, 2000
Services for Ruth Lorene Alexander, 77, formerly of Diboll, will be held at 2:30 p.m. Wednesday in the Gipson-Metcalf Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Bill Martin officiating. Interment will follow in Walker Cemetery.
Mrs. Alexander was born November 27, 1922, in Van Zandt County, Texas, and she died Sunday, July 2, 2000, in Athens, Texas, where she had been living with a daughter.
Mrs. Alexander was a homemaker, wife, mother and grandmother. She was an avid cook and hostess, and the owner of Ruth's Cafe in Woodlake. She was also a retired waitress for Bostick's Cafe. Mrs. Alexander was a Baptist. Formerly a resident of La Marque for 10 years, she had been a resident of Diboll for 19 years.
Survivors include ..
Daughter and son-in-law: Lucy and Wayne Amos
Daughter: Nell Bivin
Sister: Eva Martin
Brother: Raymond Wilson
Grandsons: Steve Bivin, Dr. Jeffrey Amos, Bryan Amos and Brent Amos
Granddaughters and spouses: Melissa and John Cockerham, Michelle and Dr. Jon Edwards
Great-grandchildren: Jeremy, Alyssa and Ashlyn Edwards; Brittney and Chase Bivin
Nieces and nephews
Mrs. Alexander was preceded in death by her husband, Louis Alexander, on December 4, 1999. They were married on July 4, 1952, and would have celebrated 48 years of marriage today.
Pallbearers (edited)
Gipson-Metcalf Funeral Directors of Lufkin
Services for Ruth Lorene Alexander, 77, formerly of Diboll, will be held at 2:30 p.m. Wednesday in the Gipson-Metcalf Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Bill Martin officiating. Interment will follow in Walker Cemetery.
Mrs. Alexander was born November 27, 1922, in Van Zandt County, Texas, and she died Sunday, July 2, 2000, in Athens, Texas, where she had been living with a daughter.
Mrs. Alexander was a homemaker, wife, mother and grandmother. She was an avid cook and hostess, and the owner of Ruth's Cafe in Woodlake. She was also a retired waitress for Bostick's Cafe. Mrs. Alexander was a Baptist. Formerly a resident of La Marque for 10 years, she had been a resident of Diboll for 19 years.
Survivors include ..
Daughter and son-in-law: Lucy and Wayne Amos
Daughter: Nell Bivin
Sister: Eva Martin
Brother: Raymond Wilson
Grandsons: Steve Bivin, Dr. Jeffrey Amos, Bryan Amos and Brent Amos
Granddaughters and spouses: Melissa and John Cockerham, Michelle and Dr. Jon Edwards
Great-grandchildren: Jeremy, Alyssa and Ashlyn Edwards; Brittney and Chase Bivin
Nieces and nephews
Mrs. Alexander was preceded in death by her husband, Louis Alexander, on December 4, 1999. They were married on July 4, 1952, and would have celebrated 48 years of marriage today.
Pallbearers (edited)
Gipson-Metcalf Funeral Directors of Lufkin
Obituary in The Lufkin Daily News, July 4, 2000
Services for Ruth Lorene Alexander, 77, formerly of Diboll, will be held at 2:30 p.m. Wednesday in the Gipson-Metcalf Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Bill Martin officiating. Interment will follow in Walker Cemetery.
Mrs. Alexander was born November 27, 1922, in Van Zandt County, Texas, and she died Sunday, July 2, 2000, in Athens, Texas, where she had been living with a daughter.
Mrs. Alexander was a homemaker, wife, mother and grandmother. She was an avid cook and hostess, and the owner of Ruth's Cafe in Woodlake. She was also a retired waitress for Bostick's Cafe. Mrs. Alexander was a Baptist. Formerly a resident of La Marque for 10 years, she had been a resident of Diboll for 19 years.
Survivors include ..
Daughter and son-in-law: Lucy and Wayne Amos
Daughter: Nell Bivin
Sister: Eva Martin
Brother: Raymond Wilson
Grandsons: Steve Bivin, Dr. Jeffrey Amos, Bryan Amos and Brent Amos
Granddaughters and spouses: Melissa and John Cockerham, Michelle and Dr. Jon Edwards
Great-grandchildren: Jeremy, Alyssa and Ashlyn Edwards; Brittney and Chase Bivin
Nieces and nephews
Mrs. Alexander was preceded in death by her husband, Louis Alexander, on December 4, 1999. They were married on July 4, 1952, and would have celebrated 48 years of marriage today.
Pallbearers (edited)
Gipson-Metcalf Funeral Directors of Lufkin
Services for Ruth Lorene Alexander, 77, formerly of Diboll, will be held at 2:30 p.m. Wednesday in the Gipson-Metcalf Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Bill Martin officiating. Interment will follow in Walker Cemetery.
Mrs. Alexander was born November 27, 1922, in Van Zandt County, Texas, and she died Sunday, July 2, 2000, in Athens, Texas, where she had been living with a daughter.
Mrs. Alexander was a homemaker, wife, mother and grandmother. She was an avid cook and hostess, and the owner of Ruth's Cafe in Woodlake. She was also a retired waitress for Bostick's Cafe. Mrs. Alexander was a Baptist. Formerly a resident of La Marque for 10 years, she had been a resident of Diboll for 19 years.
Survivors include ..
Daughter and son-in-law: Lucy and Wayne Amos
Daughter: Nell Bivin
Sister: Eva Martin
Brother: Raymond Wilson
Grandsons: Steve Bivin, Dr. Jeffrey Amos, Bryan Amos and Brent Amos
Granddaughters and spouses: Melissa and John Cockerham, Michelle and Dr. Jon Edwards
Great-grandchildren: Jeremy, Alyssa and Ashlyn Edwards; Brittney and Chase Bivin
Nieces and nephews
Mrs. Alexander was preceded in death by her husband, Louis Alexander, on December 4, 1999. They were married on July 4, 1952, and would have celebrated 48 years of marriage today.
Pallbearers (edited)
Gipson-Metcalf Funeral Directors of Lufkin
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