Osage County, Oklahoma, Obituary:  Ruby Ethel Cordell

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The Hominy News - Progress
P.O. Box 38, Hominy, Okla 74035
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::A. J. Powell Memorial Cemetery--Hominy OK 
The Hominy News - Progress
Vol. 33, No. 39
Wednesday, September 26, 2001
Page 5

Ruby Corbell

Funeral Services for Ruby Ethel Cordell were held Mon., Sept. 24 at First 
Baptist Church of Hominy with Pastor Mark Wright officiating.

Mrs. Cordell, 91, of Hominy, died Sept. 20, 2001 in Tulsa.  Interment was 
in A. J. Powell Cemetery under the direction of Powell Funeral Home.

She was born August 27, 1910 in Spring Creek, Missouri to George W. and 
Virginia (Callahan) Surritte.  She moved to Oklahoma in 1920.  In March of 
1930, she married Albert Corbell.  They made their home in the Hominy area 
where Mr. Corbell farmed.

Ruby babysat for various families though the years, she cared a great deal 
about the children she cared for asking about their whereabouts and well 
being up until the day she passed away.  Her hobbies were crafts and 
sewing.  She loved to fish, loved gardening and flowers.  Her cakes and 
cookies were known to be the best around.  She baked thousands in her 
lifetime, they were known not only as good but also very beautiful, 
extraordinary to say the least.

She was faithful member at the First Baptist Church and kept the nursery 
there for many years.  She wouldn't let anything stand in her way of 
attending church, not even out of town company would keep her from church.  
She was an amazing woman, still active in many ways, gardening with Cletis 
even in her golden years when most people her age were not able to do for 
themselves, she was still going strong.

She is survived by her daughter and son-in-law: Betty and Ernest Shadley 
of Hominy; son and daughter-in-law, Cletis Glenn and Barbara Ann Corbell 
of Tulsa, daughter Verva Mae Frommie of Tulsa, Leroy and Nancy Skinner of 
Sierra Vista, AZ; 1 sister:  Alyne Coleman of Carlsbad, NM; 7 grandchildren: 
Ed and wife Norita Harmon of Tulsa, Colleen and husband Lloyd Patterson of 
Ponca City, Carrie and husband Mike Kaup of Tonkawa, Carla and husband 
Chuck Hunt of Collinsville and John Corbell of Tulsa; 16 great-
grandchildren, 5 great-great grandchildren; several nieces and nephews and 
many friends.

She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband in 1960, 5 brothers 
and 3 sisters.

Casket bearers for the service were Dan Endess, Jr., Jason Endress, Todd 
White, Matt Tilley, Rick Dummer, Ron Dummer, Eric Daniels and Mike Rains.  
Honorary casket bearers were Gary Yarbrough and Stevie Tyler.
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