OBIT: Edna "Ruth" (Davis) KEPHART, 2008, Somerset County, PA
  
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  KEPHART, Edna "Ruth" 06/26/08  Daily American
  
   Edna "Ruth" Kephart, 93, passed away peaceably June 24, 2008, after a short stay at
  Kane Regional Nursing Center in Scott Township. Aunt Ruth, as she was known to her nieces
  and a nephew, was born in 1915 to Morgan S. Horner and Melvina Davis. She was a
  great-aunt, great-great-aunt and a great-great-great-aunt. She was preceded in death by
  her husband, Thurman "Jerry" Kephart in 1949. She was the youngest and last survivor of
  seven siblings. She worked at JC Penney's in Somerset from 1949 until her retirement. Her
  great-nephew, Jim Rankin, has known her since his birth in 1949. He has never seen her
  display anger. Although she was not known to be comfortable in a group setting, Jim
  enjoyed her company because of her sense of humor and pleasant nature. She had been a
  frequent patient to hospitals in the last five years. The staff would comment about her
  pleasant and courteous interaction with them. She appreciated the cards and/or calls she
  received from a fellow employee, Somerset friends and relatives. Viewing will be held
  from noon to 2:30 p.m. Friday at Paul L. Henney Memorial Chapel in Bethel Park. A service
  will be held immediately afterward. She will be buried next to her husband at the Somerset
  County Memorial Park the following week.