Services: 1 p.m. Wednesday, June 25, at Musserville United Methodist Church. Visitation: Noon until service time Wednesday at the church.
MUSCATINE, Iowa — Ruby Irene Tompkins, 94, of Muscatine died Friday, June 20, 2008, at Unity Hospital.
Burial will be at the Columbus City Cemetery.
Casketbearers are Kent Ziegenhorn, Ed Loving, Roger Tompkins II, Dean Carter, Kevin Tompkins and Eric Tompkins. Honorary casketbearers are Kim Truitt, Daleen Ziegenhorn, Robin Loving, Dena Tompkins, Bridgette Tompkins and Ron Nichols.
Jeffrey S. Nichols Chapel Hill is in charge of arrangements.
Memorials may be made to the Ruby Tompkins Memorial Fund at:
Mrs. Tompkins was born Dec. 1, 1913, in Grand Marsh, Wis., the daughter of Frank and Laura La Mason Garrett.
She married Francis L. Tompkins on Nov. 7, 1931, in Rock Island, Ill.
They later divorced.
She had been self-employed as a property manager for many years. She also worked for Pearl Products in earlier years.
She is survived by two sons, Gary of Florida and Roger and wife, Mary of Winchester, Tenn.; 11 grandchildren, Daleen Ziegenhorn and husband, Kent, Robin Loving, Roger Tompkins II, Dena Tompkins, Kim Truitt, Kevin Tompkins, Eric Tompkins, Bridgette Tompkins, Beth Bourn, Arlene Tamm Tompkins and Samantha Tamm Tompkins; 15 great-grandchildren and 15 great-great-grandchildren; and one brother, Ted Garrett and wife, Roberta of Columbus City.
She was preceded in death by her parents, four brothers, two sisters, a grandson, Scott Tompkins and a daughter-in-law,
Posted in Obituaries on Monday, June 23, 2008 12:00 am
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