Ruby Estella (Bittenbender) Reeves age 88, of Ottawa, died October 21, 2013, at home. She was born January 31, 1925, in Chippewa Hills, Franklin County, KS, the daughter of Harry Bittenbender and Grace Caleb Bittenbender.
She was a lifelong resident of Ottawa, KS and was a graduate of Haskell High School. Ruby was a seamstress with H.D. Lee for over thirty years. She also served with Meals on Wheels for many years.
Ruby was a member of the First Assembly of God Church in Ottawa.
On November 12, 1942, Ruby was united in marriage with J.B. Reeves in Ottawa. They shared forty-four years of loving marriage together. J.B. preceded her in death on February 10, 1987.
Ruby is also preceded in death by her parents and her son J.B. Reeves, Jr, three sisters, Edith Johnston, Cornelia Johnson and Wanda Mundy; three brothers, Alfred Bittenbender, Sherman Bittenbender, and Joe Bittendender; two great-grandchildren, Mark Burns and Tiffany Burns.
She is survived by a sister, Josie Glaze and her husband Alvie; a brother, Roscoe (Jack) Bittenbender and his wife Opal; two sons, Clifford Reeves and his girlfriend Sharon and Harry Reeves and his wife Vicki; two daughters, Darlene Foster and her husband Delbert and Janice Young and her husband Clinton; and a daughter-in-law, Leslie Reeves; fifteen grandchildren and twenty-seven great-grandchildren.
Funeral Services will be held 10:00 a.m., Friday, October 25, 2013, at Lamb-Roberts Funeral Home, Ottawa, KS. Burial will follow at Hope Cemetery, Ottawa.
A visitation will be from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. on Thursday, October 24 at Lamb-Roberts Funeral Home.
The family suggests memorials to be made to the Assembly of God Church or Vitas Hospice % of Lamb-Roberts Funeral Home, PO Box 14 Ottawa, KS 66067.
Condolences may be sent to the family through www.lamb-roberts.com.
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Ottawa, KS, 66067
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She was a lifelong resident of Ottawa, KS and was a graduate of Haskell High School. Ruby was a seamstress with H.D. Lee for over thirty years. She also served with Meals on Wheels for many years.
Ruby was a member of the First Assembly of God Church in Ottawa.
On November 12, 1942, Ruby was united in marriage with J.B. Reeves in Ottawa. They shared forty-four years of loving marriage together. J.B. preceded her in death on February 10, 1987.
Ruby is also preceded in death by her parents and her son J.B. Reeves, Jr, three sisters, Edith Johnston, Cornelia Johnson and Wanda Mundy; three brothers, Alfred Bittenbender, Sherman Bittenbender, and Joe Bittendender; two great-grandchildren, Mark Burns and Tiffany Burns.
She is survived by a sister, Josie Glaze and her husband Alvie; a brother, Roscoe (Jack) Bittenbender and his wife Opal; two sons, Clifford Reeves and his girlfriend Sharon and Harry Reeves and his wife Vicki; two daughters, Darlene Foster and her husband Delbert and Janice Young and her husband Clinton; and a daughter-in-law, Leslie Reeves; fifteen grandchildren and twenty-seven great-grandchildren.
Funeral Services will be held 10:00 a.m., Friday, October 25, 2013, at Lamb-Roberts Funeral Home, Ottawa, KS. Burial will follow at Hope Cemetery, Ottawa.
A visitation will be from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. on Thursday, October 24 at Lamb-Roberts Funeral Home.
The family suggests memorials to be made to the Assembly of God Church or Vitas Hospice % of Lamb-Roberts Funeral Home, PO Box 14 Ottawa, KS 66067.
Condolences may be sent to the family through www.lamb-roberts.com.
Cemetery Details
Hope Cemetery
Ottawa, KS, 66067
Get Driving Directions
Ruby Estella (Bittenbender) Reeves age 88, of Ottawa, died October 21, 2013, at home. She was born January 31, 1925, in Chippewa Hills, Franklin County, KS, the daughter of Harry Bittenbender and Grace Caleb Bittenbender.
She was a lifelong resident of Ottawa, KS and was a graduate of Haskell High School. Ruby was a seamstress with H.D. Lee for over thirty years. She also served with Meals on Wheels for many years.
Ruby was a member of the First Assembly of God Church in Ottawa.
On November 12, 1942, Ruby was united in marriage with J.B. Reeves in Ottawa. They shared forty-four years of loving marriage together. J.B. preceded her in death on February 10, 1987.
Ruby is also preceded in death by her parents and her son J.B. Reeves, Jr, three sisters, Edith Johnston, Cornelia Johnson and Wanda Mundy; three brothers, Alfred Bittenbender, Sherman Bittenbender, and Joe Bittendender; two great-grandchildren, Mark Burns and Tiffany Burns.
She is survived by a sister, Josie Glaze and her husband Alvie; a brother, Roscoe (Jack) Bittenbender and his wife Opal; two sons, Clifford Reeves and his girlfriend Sharon and Harry Reeves and his wife Vicki; two daughters, Darlene Foster and her husband Delbert and Janice Young and her husband Clinton; and a daughter-in-law, Leslie Reeves; fifteen grandchildren and twenty-seven great-grandchildren.
Funeral Services will be held 10:00 a.m., Friday, October 25, 2013, at Lamb-Roberts Funeral Home, Ottawa, KS. Burial will follow at Hope Cemetery, Ottawa.
A visitation will be from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. on Thursday, October 24 at Lamb-Roberts Funeral Home.
The family suggests memorials to be made to the Assembly of God Church or Vitas Hospice % of Lamb-Roberts Funeral Home, PO Box 14 Ottawa, KS 66067.
Condolences may be sent to the family through www.lamb-roberts.com.
Cemetery Details
Hope Cemetery
Ottawa, KS, 66067
Get Driving Directions
She was a lifelong resident of Ottawa, KS and was a graduate of Haskell High School. Ruby was a seamstress with H.D. Lee for over thirty years. She also served with Meals on Wheels for many years.
Ruby was a member of the First Assembly of God Church in Ottawa.
On November 12, 1942, Ruby was united in marriage with J.B. Reeves in Ottawa. They shared forty-four years of loving marriage together. J.B. preceded her in death on February 10, 1987.
Ruby is also preceded in death by her parents and her son J.B. Reeves, Jr, three sisters, Edith Johnston, Cornelia Johnson and Wanda Mundy; three brothers, Alfred Bittenbender, Sherman Bittenbender, and Joe Bittendender; two great-grandchildren, Mark Burns and Tiffany Burns.
She is survived by a sister, Josie Glaze and her husband Alvie; a brother, Roscoe (Jack) Bittenbender and his wife Opal; two sons, Clifford Reeves and his girlfriend Sharon and Harry Reeves and his wife Vicki; two daughters, Darlene Foster and her husband Delbert and Janice Young and her husband Clinton; and a daughter-in-law, Leslie Reeves; fifteen grandchildren and twenty-seven great-grandchildren.
Funeral Services will be held 10:00 a.m., Friday, October 25, 2013, at Lamb-Roberts Funeral Home, Ottawa, KS. Burial will follow at Hope Cemetery, Ottawa.
A visitation will be from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. on Thursday, October 24 at Lamb-Roberts Funeral Home.
The family suggests memorials to be made to the Assembly of God Church or Vitas Hospice % of Lamb-Roberts Funeral Home, PO Box 14 Ottawa, KS 66067.
Condolences may be sent to the family through www.lamb-roberts.com.
Cemetery Details
Hope Cemetery
Ottawa, KS, 66067
Get Driving Directions
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