Ruby I. Crane

Female 1924 - 2012  (88 years)


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  • Name Ruby I. Crane 
    Birth 11 Feb 1924  Sitka, Clark County, Kansas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Female 
    _UID 78552C276E654661B73DA116CB8CCAFB6178 
    Death 27 Apr 2012  Sedan, Chautauqua County, Kansas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I9938  Larry and Jane's Family Tree
    Last Modified 31 Aug 2013 

    Father Raymond Leslie Crane,   b. 8 Oct 1891, Clinton, Vermillion County, Indiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 13 Feb 1961, Ashland, Clark County, Kansas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 69 years) 
    Mother Estella Viola Fox,   b. 5 Oct 1892, Lexington, Clark County, Kansas, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 12 Jan 1981, Ashland, Clark County, Kansas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 88 years) 
    Marriage 5 Apr 1914  Ashland, Clark County, Kansas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Family ID F3561  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Glenn Rice   d. Feb 1955 
    Marriage 4 Jan 1946  Pratt, Pratt County, Kansas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Children 
     1. Sydnia Rice   d. Bef 2012
    Family ID F3564  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 27 Jul 2019 

  • Notes 
    • RUBY I. RICE, 88, of Cedar Vale, Kansas, passed away Friday morning, April 27, 2012 at Pleasant Valley Nursing Center in Sedan, Kansas. Born on February 11, 1924 in Sitka, Kansas, she was the daughter of Raymond and Estella (Fox) Crane.

      She was raised and received her early education in Sitka and later Ashland, Kansas where she graduated from Ashland High School in 1942. She worked at the Ashcraft Pharmacy in Ashland during high school. She was united in marriage to Glen Rice on January 4, 1946 in Pratt, Kansas. The couple made their first home in Ashland. They later moved to rural Dexter, Kansas where the couple ranched. Ruby was a dedicated homemaker. They resided in Cedar Vale, Kansas until 1964 when they moved to Winfield.
      Mr. Rice preceded her in death in February of 1995. Ruby resided at the Dexter Care Center until its closing when she moved to the Pleasant Valley Nursing Center. She was a member of the Walnut Valley Quilt Guild and enjoyed teaching stained glass. Ruby was an avid walker and like to cook, quilt and all kinds of handiwork.

      Her family includes: Her son-in-law: Mike Young of Cedar Vale, KS; Her brother: Hubert Crane of Ashland, KS; Her sisters: Anna Mae Webb of Ashland, KS; and Shirley Cox and husband Donald of Ashland, KS; Her grandchildren: Lorri Pontious and husband John, and Michael Young; and her 4 great-grandchildren. In addition to her parents and husband she was preceded in death by her daughter, Sydnia Young; her brothers, Charles, Glenn, Cedric and Donald; and her sisters, Mildred Grimes and Daisy McIntyre.

      Graveside funeral services will be held at 2:00 P.M, Monday, April 30, 2012 at the Ozro Cemetery east of Cedar Vale. A memorial has been established in Rubys name for Harry Hynes Memorial Hospice in Coffeyville. Contributions may be made through Miles Funeral Service in Winfield.
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  • Sources 
    1. [S127] Findagrave.com, (\i Findagrave.com\i0 . http://www.findagrave.com.), 31 Aug 2013, (http://www.findagrave.com). (Reliability: 3).

    2. [S349] U. S. Cemetery and Funeral Home Collection, 31 Aug 2013, (accessed 31 Aug 2013); Obituary of Ruby (Crane) Rice. (Reliability: 3).

    3. [S349] U. S. Cemetery and Funeral Home Collection, 31 Aug 2013 (Reliability: 3).



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