Osage County, Oklahoma, Obituary:  RUBY LEE KOTHE

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RUBY LEE KOTHE

OCNS - August 14, 2000 - Ruby Lee Kothe, 83, passed away in her sleep 
Sunday, August 13, 2000 following a battle with cancer.

She was born July 2, 1917 in Caldwell, Kansas, to the large and loving 
family of Willard and Lydia (Ancel) Roady.

Ruby was married to Easley Chris Kothe September 20, 1936 in Ponca City, 
Oklahoma, and they lived in the Fairfax, Oklahoma area for twenty years 
prior to moving to Pawhuska, Oklahoma, to finish their working years. Ruby 
was a former cook for the Bowring, Oklahoma school.

Survivors in addition to her husband of sixty-four years, Easley Kothe of 
the home in Pawhuska are: a daughter and son-in-law, JoAnn and Phillip 
Morris of Stafford, Texas; a son and daughter-in-law, Ron "Butch" and Sue 
Kothe of Sapulpa, Oklahoma; eight grandchildren, Jackie Howard and Jody 
Onofrey of Stafford, Texas; Ernie Kothe of Sand Springs, Oklahoma; Robin 
Horton of Tulsa, Oklahoma; Mark Kothe, James Kothe, Patrick Kothe and 
Stephanie Ned all of Farmington, New Mexico; four sisters, Betty Mae 
Isaacs of Wellington, Kansas; Maxine Simmons of Ponca City, Oklahoma; 
Permelia Hodges of Goddard, Kansas and Opal Mullins of Carrolton, Texas; a 
brother, Carl Roady of Ponca City and fifteen great grandchildren in which 
she took great delight.

Ruby was preceded in death by a son, Donald Kothe of Farmington, New 
Mexico; her parents, Willard and Lydia Roady; two brothers, Glen Roady of 
Ponca City, Ray Roady of the home, two sisters, Ruth Miller of Wellington, 
Kansas and Mary Ellen Roady of the home.

Services will be at 10:00 a.m., Wednesday, August 16, 2000 in The Johnson 
Funeral Home Chapel with committal to follow at 2:00 p.m., in The Fairfax 
Cemetery under the direction of Johnson Funeral Directors of Pawhuska.

The Reverend Greg Hurst of The Drippings Springs Baptist Church of Sapulpa, 
Oklahoma will officiate.