Ruby Elnora (Elmore) Truitt
(May 13, 1904 ~ September 17, 2005)
13 May 1904 — 17 September 2005
***
Ruby Elnora Truitt passed away on Saturday, September 17, 2005 at the home of her daughter in Escondido, CA. She was 101 years of age and a long time resident of Longton.
Ruby was born on May 13, 1904 at the family home west of Elk City, KS to Allan Monroe and Martha Elizabeth (Livingston) Elmore. She was the ninth of eleven children.
Ruby attended West Liberty grade school and graduated from Elk City High School in 1923.
On December 25, 1925, she married Ben H. Truitt [Benjamin Harrison Truitt] at Fredonia, KS.
Ruby taught school following her graduation from high school. She and her husband lived at Hale, KS where her four children were born.
When their only son, Rex D. Truitt was killed in action on Okinawa on June 9, 1945 the family moved to Longton, KS.
Following the death of her husband on December 11, 1950, Ruby became employed at the Home State Bank in Longton. She retired from the bank in 1973. Ruby lived in Longton until 2000, when she lost her eyesight due to macular degeneration. At that time, she moved to Sedalia, MO to make her home with her daughter, Doris Woodman.
After the death of her daughter Doris, in 2002, Ruby moved to Escondido, CA to make her home with her daughter and son-in-law, Bob and Bonnie Mustoe.
She is survived by her daughters, Bonnie Bell Mustoe and her husband Bob of Escondido, CA and Patsy Ann Hoover and her husband Larry of Euless, TX; a sister, Myrtle Elizabeth Cox of Elk City; ten grandchildren, Cathy Anne Mitchell and Karen Sue Crosslin of Valley Center, CA, Mark Maurice Mustoe of Duluth, GA, Bette Jo Hayden, Jim Allen Woodman and Bob Darwin Woodman of Sedalia, MO, Ramona Sue Slagel of Modesto, CA and Michael Scott Hoover, Truitt James Hoover and Alisa Gayle Buchmann of Euless, TX; sixteen great-grandchildren, one great-great-grandchild and several nieces, nephews, other relatives and many friends.
She was preceded in death by her husband; a son and a daughter; her parents; three brothers, Loron Glen, Harvey Allen and George Thomas Elmore; her sisters, Elizabeth Jane Eaton, Elsie May Kincaid, Hattie Irene Davidson and Bessie Naomi Hare and an infant sister and brother.
Funeral services were held at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, September 24, 2005 at the Longton United Methodist Church with Rev. Cheryl Martin and Pastor Joe Nichols officiating. Joan Baughman was the organist with a Choir of Friends singing "In The Garden," "It Is Well With My Soul" and "Precious Lord Take My Hand."
The casket bearers were her grandsons, Mark Mustoe, Jim Woodman, Bob Woodman, Scott Hoover, Truitt Hoover and friend, Kim Moore. The honorary casket bearers were her nephews, Darrell Hare, Jerry Cox, Joe Cox, Stanley Elmore, William Elmore, Paul Elmore, Russell Davidson, and Roger Elmore. Interment was in the Longton Cemetery.
Memorials were established with the Federation for the Blind and the Elizabeth Hospice of Escondido, CA.
The funeral arrangements were by the Zimmerman Funeral Home of Howard, Kansas.
Address
Countryside Zimmerman
206 East Washington Street
Howard, KS 67349
__________________________________________________
Fire destroys funeral home
Owner Lloyd Zimmerman is injured after jumping from window
By Courier Staff July 5, 2007
HOWARD — Zimmerman Funeral Home in Howard was totally destroyed in a fire early Saturday morning, and funeral home owner Lloyd Zimmerman was hospitalized after jumping from a second-floor window.
At about 5:30 a.m. June 30, Elk County emergency personnel, including fire, ambulance and law enforcement, responded to a fire at the funeral home.
At the time of the fire, Zimmerman was asleep in the second story of the structure. He said he awoke to smoke and found he was unable to exit by the stairway.
When he escaped by going out a window, Zimmerman was seriously hurt, suffering numerous broken bones and smoke inhalation. He was taken by ambulance to the hospital in Eureka and later to Wesley Hospital in Wichita.
At this time, the Kansas Fire Marshall is conducting an investigation to determine the exact cause of the fire.
The records contained in the funeral home were recovered intact from fireproof filing cabinets.
According to the Elk County Sheriff's Department, Zimmerman plans to rebuild his business as soon as he is able.
The Zimmerman Funeral Home phone, (620) 374-2381, is still active and being answered.
A card shower is being requested for Zimmerman. Cards may be sent to the Howard Senior Center, P.O. Box 453, Howard, KS 67349.
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Above biography by: Orlena #46627566.
*~*
_______________________________
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Below biography by: Barb J
*~*
Ruby Elnora (Elmore) Truitt passed away on Saturday, September 17, 2005 at the home of her daughter in Escondido, CA. She was 101 years of age and a long time resident of Longton.
Ruby was born on May 13, 1904 at the family home west of Elk City, KS to Allan Monroe and Martha Elizabeth Livingston Elmore. She was the ninth of eleven children.
Ruby attended West Liberty grade school and graduated from Elk City High School in 1923.
On December 25, 1925, she married Ben H. Truitt at Fredonia, KS.
Ruby taught school following her graduation from high school. She and her husband lived at Hale, KS where her four children were born. When their only son, Rex D. Truitt was killed in action on Okinawa on June 9, 1945 the family moved to Longton, KS.
Following the death of her husband on December 11, 1950, Ruby became employed at the Home State Bank in Longton. She retired from the bank in 1973.
Ruby lived in Longton until 2000, when she lost her eyesight due to macular degeneration. At that time, she moved to Sedalia, MO to make her home with her daughter, Doris Woodman.
After the death of her daughter Doris, in 2002, Ruby moved to Escondido, CA to make her home with her daughter and son-in-law, Bob and Bonnie Mustoe.
She is survived by her daughters, Bonnie Bell Mustoe and her husband Bob of Escondido, CA and Patsy Ann Hoover and her husband Larry of Euless, TX; a sister, Myrtle Elizabeth Cox of Elk City; ten grandchildren, Cathy Anne Mitchell and Karen Sue Crosslin of Valley Center, CA, Mark Maurice Mustoe of Duluth, GA, Bette Jo Hayden, Jim Allen Woodman and Bob Darwin Woodman of Sedalia, MO, Ramona Sue Slagel of Modesto, CA and Michael Scott Hoover, Truitt James Hoover and Alisa Gayle Buchmann of Euless, TX; sixteen great-grandchildren, one great-great-grandchild and several nieces, nephews, other relatives and many friends.
She was preceded in death by her husband; a son and a daughter; her parents; three brothers, Loron Glen, Harvey Allen and George Thomas Elmore; her sisters, Elizabeth Jane Eaton, Elsie May Kincaid, Hattie Irene Davidson and Bessie Naomi Hare and an infant sister and brother.
Funeral services were held at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, September 24, 2005 at the Longton United Methodist Church with Rev. Cheryl Martin and Pastor Joe Nichols officiating. Joan Baughman was the organist with a Choir of Friends singing "In The Garden," "It Is Well With My Soul" and "Precious Lord Take My Hand." The casket bearers were her grandsons, Mark Mustoe, Jim Woodman, Bob Woodman, Scott Hoover, Truitt Hoover and friend, Kim Moore. The honorary casket bearers were her nephews, Darrell Hare, Jerry Cox, Joe Cox, Stanley Elmore, William Elmore, Paul Elmore, Russell Davidson, and Roger Elmore. Interment was in the Longton Cemetery. Memorials were established with the Federation for the Blind and the Elizabeth Hospice of Escondido, CA. The funeral arrangements were by the Zimmerman Funeral Home of Howard. Kansas.
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Maintained by: Orlena; #46627566.
*~*
Originally Created by: Barb J
(May 13, 1904 ~ September 17, 2005)
13 May 1904 — 17 September 2005
***
Ruby Elnora Truitt passed away on Saturday, September 17, 2005 at the home of her daughter in Escondido, CA. She was 101 years of age and a long time resident of Longton.
Ruby was born on May 13, 1904 at the family home west of Elk City, KS to Allan Monroe and Martha Elizabeth (Livingston) Elmore. She was the ninth of eleven children.
Ruby attended West Liberty grade school and graduated from Elk City High School in 1923.
On December 25, 1925, she married Ben H. Truitt [Benjamin Harrison Truitt] at Fredonia, KS.
Ruby taught school following her graduation from high school. She and her husband lived at Hale, KS where her four children were born.
When their only son, Rex D. Truitt was killed in action on Okinawa on June 9, 1945 the family moved to Longton, KS.
Following the death of her husband on December 11, 1950, Ruby became employed at the Home State Bank in Longton. She retired from the bank in 1973. Ruby lived in Longton until 2000, when she lost her eyesight due to macular degeneration. At that time, she moved to Sedalia, MO to make her home with her daughter, Doris Woodman.
After the death of her daughter Doris, in 2002, Ruby moved to Escondido, CA to make her home with her daughter and son-in-law, Bob and Bonnie Mustoe.
She is survived by her daughters, Bonnie Bell Mustoe and her husband Bob of Escondido, CA and Patsy Ann Hoover and her husband Larry of Euless, TX; a sister, Myrtle Elizabeth Cox of Elk City; ten grandchildren, Cathy Anne Mitchell and Karen Sue Crosslin of Valley Center, CA, Mark Maurice Mustoe of Duluth, GA, Bette Jo Hayden, Jim Allen Woodman and Bob Darwin Woodman of Sedalia, MO, Ramona Sue Slagel of Modesto, CA and Michael Scott Hoover, Truitt James Hoover and Alisa Gayle Buchmann of Euless, TX; sixteen great-grandchildren, one great-great-grandchild and several nieces, nephews, other relatives and many friends.
She was preceded in death by her husband; a son and a daughter; her parents; three brothers, Loron Glen, Harvey Allen and George Thomas Elmore; her sisters, Elizabeth Jane Eaton, Elsie May Kincaid, Hattie Irene Davidson and Bessie Naomi Hare and an infant sister and brother.
Funeral services were held at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, September 24, 2005 at the Longton United Methodist Church with Rev. Cheryl Martin and Pastor Joe Nichols officiating. Joan Baughman was the organist with a Choir of Friends singing "In The Garden," "It Is Well With My Soul" and "Precious Lord Take My Hand."
The casket bearers were her grandsons, Mark Mustoe, Jim Woodman, Bob Woodman, Scott Hoover, Truitt Hoover and friend, Kim Moore. The honorary casket bearers were her nephews, Darrell Hare, Jerry Cox, Joe Cox, Stanley Elmore, William Elmore, Paul Elmore, Russell Davidson, and Roger Elmore. Interment was in the Longton Cemetery.
Memorials were established with the Federation for the Blind and the Elizabeth Hospice of Escondido, CA.
The funeral arrangements were by the Zimmerman Funeral Home of Howard, Kansas.
Address
Countryside Zimmerman
206 East Washington Street
Howard, KS 67349
__________________________________________________
Fire destroys funeral home
Owner Lloyd Zimmerman is injured after jumping from window
By Courier Staff July 5, 2007
HOWARD — Zimmerman Funeral Home in Howard was totally destroyed in a fire early Saturday morning, and funeral home owner Lloyd Zimmerman was hospitalized after jumping from a second-floor window.
At about 5:30 a.m. June 30, Elk County emergency personnel, including fire, ambulance and law enforcement, responded to a fire at the funeral home.
At the time of the fire, Zimmerman was asleep in the second story of the structure. He said he awoke to smoke and found he was unable to exit by the stairway.
When he escaped by going out a window, Zimmerman was seriously hurt, suffering numerous broken bones and smoke inhalation. He was taken by ambulance to the hospital in Eureka and later to Wesley Hospital in Wichita.
At this time, the Kansas Fire Marshall is conducting an investigation to determine the exact cause of the fire.
The records contained in the funeral home were recovered intact from fireproof filing cabinets.
According to the Elk County Sheriff's Department, Zimmerman plans to rebuild his business as soon as he is able.
The Zimmerman Funeral Home phone, (620) 374-2381, is still active and being answered.
A card shower is being requested for Zimmerman. Cards may be sent to the Howard Senior Center, P.O. Box 453, Howard, KS 67349.
~*~
Above biography by: Orlena #46627566.
*~*
_______________________________
~*~
Below biography by: Barb J
*~*
Ruby Elnora (Elmore) Truitt passed away on Saturday, September 17, 2005 at the home of her daughter in Escondido, CA. She was 101 years of age and a long time resident of Longton.
Ruby was born on May 13, 1904 at the family home west of Elk City, KS to Allan Monroe and Martha Elizabeth Livingston Elmore. She was the ninth of eleven children.
Ruby attended West Liberty grade school and graduated from Elk City High School in 1923.
On December 25, 1925, she married Ben H. Truitt at Fredonia, KS.
Ruby taught school following her graduation from high school. She and her husband lived at Hale, KS where her four children were born. When their only son, Rex D. Truitt was killed in action on Okinawa on June 9, 1945 the family moved to Longton, KS.
Following the death of her husband on December 11, 1950, Ruby became employed at the Home State Bank in Longton. She retired from the bank in 1973.
Ruby lived in Longton until 2000, when she lost her eyesight due to macular degeneration. At that time, she moved to Sedalia, MO to make her home with her daughter, Doris Woodman.
After the death of her daughter Doris, in 2002, Ruby moved to Escondido, CA to make her home with her daughter and son-in-law, Bob and Bonnie Mustoe.
She is survived by her daughters, Bonnie Bell Mustoe and her husband Bob of Escondido, CA and Patsy Ann Hoover and her husband Larry of Euless, TX; a sister, Myrtle Elizabeth Cox of Elk City; ten grandchildren, Cathy Anne Mitchell and Karen Sue Crosslin of Valley Center, CA, Mark Maurice Mustoe of Duluth, GA, Bette Jo Hayden, Jim Allen Woodman and Bob Darwin Woodman of Sedalia, MO, Ramona Sue Slagel of Modesto, CA and Michael Scott Hoover, Truitt James Hoover and Alisa Gayle Buchmann of Euless, TX; sixteen great-grandchildren, one great-great-grandchild and several nieces, nephews, other relatives and many friends.
She was preceded in death by her husband; a son and a daughter; her parents; three brothers, Loron Glen, Harvey Allen and George Thomas Elmore; her sisters, Elizabeth Jane Eaton, Elsie May Kincaid, Hattie Irene Davidson and Bessie Naomi Hare and an infant sister and brother.
Funeral services were held at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, September 24, 2005 at the Longton United Methodist Church with Rev. Cheryl Martin and Pastor Joe Nichols officiating. Joan Baughman was the organist with a Choir of Friends singing "In The Garden," "It Is Well With My Soul" and "Precious Lord Take My Hand." The casket bearers were her grandsons, Mark Mustoe, Jim Woodman, Bob Woodman, Scott Hoover, Truitt Hoover and friend, Kim Moore. The honorary casket bearers were her nephews, Darrell Hare, Jerry Cox, Joe Cox, Stanley Elmore, William Elmore, Paul Elmore, Russell Davidson, and Roger Elmore. Interment was in the Longton Cemetery. Memorials were established with the Federation for the Blind and the Elizabeth Hospice of Escondido, CA. The funeral arrangements were by the Zimmerman Funeral Home of Howard. Kansas.
~*~
Maintained by: Orlena; #46627566.
*~*
Originally Created by: Barb J
Ruby Elnora (Elmore) Truitt
(May 13, 1904 ~ September 17, 2005)
13 May 1904 — 17 September 2005
***
Ruby Elnora Truitt passed away on Saturday, September 17, 2005 at the home of her daughter in Escondido, CA. She was 101 years of age and a long time resident of Longton.
Ruby was born on May 13, 1904 at the family home west of Elk City, KS to Allan Monroe and Martha Elizabeth (Livingston) Elmore. She was the ninth of eleven children.
Ruby attended West Liberty grade school and graduated from Elk City High School in 1923.
On December 25, 1925, she married Ben H. Truitt [Benjamin Harrison Truitt] at Fredonia, KS.
Ruby taught school following her graduation from high school. She and her husband lived at Hale, KS where her four children were born.
When their only son, Rex D. Truitt was killed in action on Okinawa on June 9, 1945 the family moved to Longton, KS.
Following the death of her husband on December 11, 1950, Ruby became employed at the Home State Bank in Longton. She retired from the bank in 1973. Ruby lived in Longton until 2000, when she lost her eyesight due to macular degeneration. At that time, she moved to Sedalia, MO to make her home with her daughter, Doris Woodman.
After the death of her daughter Doris, in 2002, Ruby moved to Escondido, CA to make her home with her daughter and son-in-law, Bob and Bonnie Mustoe.
She is survived by her daughters, Bonnie Bell Mustoe and her husband Bob of Escondido, CA and Patsy Ann Hoover and her husband Larry of Euless, TX; a sister, Myrtle Elizabeth Cox of Elk City; ten grandchildren, Cathy Anne Mitchell and Karen Sue Crosslin of Valley Center, CA, Mark Maurice Mustoe of Duluth, GA, Bette Jo Hayden, Jim Allen Woodman and Bob Darwin Woodman of Sedalia, MO, Ramona Sue Slagel of Modesto, CA and Michael Scott Hoover, Truitt James Hoover and Alisa Gayle Buchmann of Euless, TX; sixteen great-grandchildren, one great-great-grandchild and several nieces, nephews, other relatives and many friends.
She was preceded in death by her husband; a son and a daughter; her parents; three brothers, Loron Glen, Harvey Allen and George Thomas Elmore; her sisters, Elizabeth Jane Eaton, Elsie May Kincaid, Hattie Irene Davidson and Bessie Naomi Hare and an infant sister and brother.
Funeral services were held at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, September 24, 2005 at the Longton United Methodist Church with Rev. Cheryl Martin and Pastor Joe Nichols officiating. Joan Baughman was the organist with a Choir of Friends singing "In The Garden," "It Is Well With My Soul" and "Precious Lord Take My Hand."
The casket bearers were her grandsons, Mark Mustoe, Jim Woodman, Bob Woodman, Scott Hoover, Truitt Hoover and friend, Kim Moore. The honorary casket bearers were her nephews, Darrell Hare, Jerry Cox, Joe Cox, Stanley Elmore, William Elmore, Paul Elmore, Russell Davidson, and Roger Elmore. Interment was in the Longton Cemetery.
Memorials were established with the Federation for the Blind and the Elizabeth Hospice of Escondido, CA.
The funeral arrangements were by the Zimmerman Funeral Home of Howard, Kansas.
Address
Countryside Zimmerman
206 East Washington Street
Howard, KS 67349
__________________________________________________
Fire destroys funeral home
Owner Lloyd Zimmerman is injured after jumping from window
By Courier Staff July 5, 2007
HOWARD — Zimmerman Funeral Home in Howard was totally destroyed in a fire early Saturday morning, and funeral home owner Lloyd Zimmerman was hospitalized after jumping from a second-floor window.
At about 5:30 a.m. June 30, Elk County emergency personnel, including fire, ambulance and law enforcement, responded to a fire at the funeral home.
At the time of the fire, Zimmerman was asleep in the second story of the structure. He said he awoke to smoke and found he was unable to exit by the stairway.
When he escaped by going out a window, Zimmerman was seriously hurt, suffering numerous broken bones and smoke inhalation. He was taken by ambulance to the hospital in Eureka and later to Wesley Hospital in Wichita.
At this time, the Kansas Fire Marshall is conducting an investigation to determine the exact cause of the fire.
The records contained in the funeral home were recovered intact from fireproof filing cabinets.
According to the Elk County Sheriff's Department, Zimmerman plans to rebuild his business as soon as he is able.
The Zimmerman Funeral Home phone, (620) 374-2381, is still active and being answered.
A card shower is being requested for Zimmerman. Cards may be sent to the Howard Senior Center, P.O. Box 453, Howard, KS 67349.
~*~
Above biography by: Orlena #46627566.
*~*
_______________________________
~*~
Below biography by: Barb J
*~*
Ruby Elnora (Elmore) Truitt passed away on Saturday, September 17, 2005 at the home of her daughter in Escondido, CA. She was 101 years of age and a long time resident of Longton.
Ruby was born on May 13, 1904 at the family home west of Elk City, KS to Allan Monroe and Martha Elizabeth Livingston Elmore. She was the ninth of eleven children.
Ruby attended West Liberty grade school and graduated from Elk City High School in 1923.
On December 25, 1925, she married Ben H. Truitt at Fredonia, KS.
Ruby taught school following her graduation from high school. She and her husband lived at Hale, KS where her four children were born. When their only son, Rex D. Truitt was killed in action on Okinawa on June 9, 1945 the family moved to Longton, KS.
Following the death of her husband on December 11, 1950, Ruby became employed at the Home State Bank in Longton. She retired from the bank in 1973.
Ruby lived in Longton until 2000, when she lost her eyesight due to macular degeneration. At that time, she moved to Sedalia, MO to make her home with her daughter, Doris Woodman.
After the death of her daughter Doris, in 2002, Ruby moved to Escondido, CA to make her home with her daughter and son-in-law, Bob and Bonnie Mustoe.
She is survived by her daughters, Bonnie Bell Mustoe and her husband Bob of Escondido, CA and Patsy Ann Hoover and her husband Larry of Euless, TX; a sister, Myrtle Elizabeth Cox of Elk City; ten grandchildren, Cathy Anne Mitchell and Karen Sue Crosslin of Valley Center, CA, Mark Maurice Mustoe of Duluth, GA, Bette Jo Hayden, Jim Allen Woodman and Bob Darwin Woodman of Sedalia, MO, Ramona Sue Slagel of Modesto, CA and Michael Scott Hoover, Truitt James Hoover and Alisa Gayle Buchmann of Euless, TX; sixteen great-grandchildren, one great-great-grandchild and several nieces, nephews, other relatives and many friends.
She was preceded in death by her husband; a son and a daughter; her parents; three brothers, Loron Glen, Harvey Allen and George Thomas Elmore; her sisters, Elizabeth Jane Eaton, Elsie May Kincaid, Hattie Irene Davidson and Bessie Naomi Hare and an infant sister and brother.
Funeral services were held at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, September 24, 2005 at the Longton United Methodist Church with Rev. Cheryl Martin and Pastor Joe Nichols officiating. Joan Baughman was the organist with a Choir of Friends singing "In The Garden," "It Is Well With My Soul" and "Precious Lord Take My Hand." The casket bearers were her grandsons, Mark Mustoe, Jim Woodman, Bob Woodman, Scott Hoover, Truitt Hoover and friend, Kim Moore. The honorary casket bearers were her nephews, Darrell Hare, Jerry Cox, Joe Cox, Stanley Elmore, William Elmore, Paul Elmore, Russell Davidson, and Roger Elmore. Interment was in the Longton Cemetery. Memorials were established with the Federation for the Blind and the Elizabeth Hospice of Escondido, CA. The funeral arrangements were by the Zimmerman Funeral Home of Howard. Kansas.
~*~
Maintained by: Orlena; #46627566.
*~*
Originally Created by: Barb J
(May 13, 1904 ~ September 17, 2005)
13 May 1904 — 17 September 2005
***
Ruby Elnora Truitt passed away on Saturday, September 17, 2005 at the home of her daughter in Escondido, CA. She was 101 years of age and a long time resident of Longton.
Ruby was born on May 13, 1904 at the family home west of Elk City, KS to Allan Monroe and Martha Elizabeth (Livingston) Elmore. She was the ninth of eleven children.
Ruby attended West Liberty grade school and graduated from Elk City High School in 1923.
On December 25, 1925, she married Ben H. Truitt [Benjamin Harrison Truitt] at Fredonia, KS.
Ruby taught school following her graduation from high school. She and her husband lived at Hale, KS where her four children were born.
When their only son, Rex D. Truitt was killed in action on Okinawa on June 9, 1945 the family moved to Longton, KS.
Following the death of her husband on December 11, 1950, Ruby became employed at the Home State Bank in Longton. She retired from the bank in 1973. Ruby lived in Longton until 2000, when she lost her eyesight due to macular degeneration. At that time, she moved to Sedalia, MO to make her home with her daughter, Doris Woodman.
After the death of her daughter Doris, in 2002, Ruby moved to Escondido, CA to make her home with her daughter and son-in-law, Bob and Bonnie Mustoe.
She is survived by her daughters, Bonnie Bell Mustoe and her husband Bob of Escondido, CA and Patsy Ann Hoover and her husband Larry of Euless, TX; a sister, Myrtle Elizabeth Cox of Elk City; ten grandchildren, Cathy Anne Mitchell and Karen Sue Crosslin of Valley Center, CA, Mark Maurice Mustoe of Duluth, GA, Bette Jo Hayden, Jim Allen Woodman and Bob Darwin Woodman of Sedalia, MO, Ramona Sue Slagel of Modesto, CA and Michael Scott Hoover, Truitt James Hoover and Alisa Gayle Buchmann of Euless, TX; sixteen great-grandchildren, one great-great-grandchild and several nieces, nephews, other relatives and many friends.
She was preceded in death by her husband; a son and a daughter; her parents; three brothers, Loron Glen, Harvey Allen and George Thomas Elmore; her sisters, Elizabeth Jane Eaton, Elsie May Kincaid, Hattie Irene Davidson and Bessie Naomi Hare and an infant sister and brother.
Funeral services were held at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, September 24, 2005 at the Longton United Methodist Church with Rev. Cheryl Martin and Pastor Joe Nichols officiating. Joan Baughman was the organist with a Choir of Friends singing "In The Garden," "It Is Well With My Soul" and "Precious Lord Take My Hand."
The casket bearers were her grandsons, Mark Mustoe, Jim Woodman, Bob Woodman, Scott Hoover, Truitt Hoover and friend, Kim Moore. The honorary casket bearers were her nephews, Darrell Hare, Jerry Cox, Joe Cox, Stanley Elmore, William Elmore, Paul Elmore, Russell Davidson, and Roger Elmore. Interment was in the Longton Cemetery.
Memorials were established with the Federation for the Blind and the Elizabeth Hospice of Escondido, CA.
The funeral arrangements were by the Zimmerman Funeral Home of Howard, Kansas.
Address
Countryside Zimmerman
206 East Washington Street
Howard, KS 67349
__________________________________________________
Fire destroys funeral home
Owner Lloyd Zimmerman is injured after jumping from window
By Courier Staff July 5, 2007
HOWARD — Zimmerman Funeral Home in Howard was totally destroyed in a fire early Saturday morning, and funeral home owner Lloyd Zimmerman was hospitalized after jumping from a second-floor window.
At about 5:30 a.m. June 30, Elk County emergency personnel, including fire, ambulance and law enforcement, responded to a fire at the funeral home.
At the time of the fire, Zimmerman was asleep in the second story of the structure. He said he awoke to smoke and found he was unable to exit by the stairway.
When he escaped by going out a window, Zimmerman was seriously hurt, suffering numerous broken bones and smoke inhalation. He was taken by ambulance to the hospital in Eureka and later to Wesley Hospital in Wichita.
At this time, the Kansas Fire Marshall is conducting an investigation to determine the exact cause of the fire.
The records contained in the funeral home were recovered intact from fireproof filing cabinets.
According to the Elk County Sheriff's Department, Zimmerman plans to rebuild his business as soon as he is able.
The Zimmerman Funeral Home phone, (620) 374-2381, is still active and being answered.
A card shower is being requested for Zimmerman. Cards may be sent to the Howard Senior Center, P.O. Box 453, Howard, KS 67349.
~*~
Above biography by: Orlena #46627566.
*~*
_______________________________
~*~
Below biography by: Barb J
*~*
Ruby Elnora (Elmore) Truitt passed away on Saturday, September 17, 2005 at the home of her daughter in Escondido, CA. She was 101 years of age and a long time resident of Longton.
Ruby was born on May 13, 1904 at the family home west of Elk City, KS to Allan Monroe and Martha Elizabeth Livingston Elmore. She was the ninth of eleven children.
Ruby attended West Liberty grade school and graduated from Elk City High School in 1923.
On December 25, 1925, she married Ben H. Truitt at Fredonia, KS.
Ruby taught school following her graduation from high school. She and her husband lived at Hale, KS where her four children were born. When their only son, Rex D. Truitt was killed in action on Okinawa on June 9, 1945 the family moved to Longton, KS.
Following the death of her husband on December 11, 1950, Ruby became employed at the Home State Bank in Longton. She retired from the bank in 1973.
Ruby lived in Longton until 2000, when she lost her eyesight due to macular degeneration. At that time, she moved to Sedalia, MO to make her home with her daughter, Doris Woodman.
After the death of her daughter Doris, in 2002, Ruby moved to Escondido, CA to make her home with her daughter and son-in-law, Bob and Bonnie Mustoe.
She is survived by her daughters, Bonnie Bell Mustoe and her husband Bob of Escondido, CA and Patsy Ann Hoover and her husband Larry of Euless, TX; a sister, Myrtle Elizabeth Cox of Elk City; ten grandchildren, Cathy Anne Mitchell and Karen Sue Crosslin of Valley Center, CA, Mark Maurice Mustoe of Duluth, GA, Bette Jo Hayden, Jim Allen Woodman and Bob Darwin Woodman of Sedalia, MO, Ramona Sue Slagel of Modesto, CA and Michael Scott Hoover, Truitt James Hoover and Alisa Gayle Buchmann of Euless, TX; sixteen great-grandchildren, one great-great-grandchild and several nieces, nephews, other relatives and many friends.
She was preceded in death by her husband; a son and a daughter; her parents; three brothers, Loron Glen, Harvey Allen and George Thomas Elmore; her sisters, Elizabeth Jane Eaton, Elsie May Kincaid, Hattie Irene Davidson and Bessie Naomi Hare and an infant sister and brother.
Funeral services were held at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, September 24, 2005 at the Longton United Methodist Church with Rev. Cheryl Martin and Pastor Joe Nichols officiating. Joan Baughman was the organist with a Choir of Friends singing "In The Garden," "It Is Well With My Soul" and "Precious Lord Take My Hand." The casket bearers were her grandsons, Mark Mustoe, Jim Woodman, Bob Woodman, Scott Hoover, Truitt Hoover and friend, Kim Moore. The honorary casket bearers were her nephews, Darrell Hare, Jerry Cox, Joe Cox, Stanley Elmore, William Elmore, Paul Elmore, Russell Davidson, and Roger Elmore. Interment was in the Longton Cemetery. Memorials were established with the Federation for the Blind and the Elizabeth Hospice of Escondido, CA. The funeral arrangements were by the Zimmerman Funeral Home of Howard. Kansas.
~*~
Maintained by: Orlena; #46627566.
*~*
Originally Created by: Barb J
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