Ruby Frances McBee passed away peacefully at Presbyterian Manor in Salina, Kansas on November 6, 2024. She was 101 years old.
Ruby was born in Braymer, Missouri on October 9, 1923 and grew up on a farm in nearby Black Oak community. She graduated from Braymer High School in 1941 and married her high school sweetheart, Charles Wallace McBee, in July the following year.
A long-time Salina resident, Ruby was a devoted wife and mother. She served as a deacon at Sunrise Presbyterian Church and was active in church groups. She sat on the dialysis board at Asbury Hospital, now Salina Regional Medical Center. She had many friends.
Ruby was a talented and industrious homemaker, a charming hostess, a fabulous cook, a prolific gardener, a fine seamstress and quilter, an artistic photographer, a bold traveler, and a savvy bridge player.
She kept the Sabbath faithfully and worshipped her Savior. She faced hardship with grace, and adversity with courage and optimism. Hers was a worthy life.
Ruby was preceded in death by her parents, Sherman and Cordia Clevenger, her husband, Wallace, her daughter Marilyn Jean, her son Stephen, her brother Irvin Clevenger, and her second husband, Ray Eichler.
She is survived by her daughters, Sally Gutzman of Salina and Jane Shahi of Lawrence, her grandsons, Derek (Becca) Moline of Salina and Cole Moline (Samantha) of Michigan, her stepkids, Tricia Lehane of Scottsdale, Arizona and Ralph (Gayle) Eichler of Teulon, Manitoba, grandchildren Riley, Kayden, Sophie, Kane, Alexander and Victoria, and many cousins and extended family.
Arrangements have been entrusted to the Roselawn Burial and Cremation Services. Online condolences may be sent to www.roselawnsalina.com.