Ruby Lorraine Phillips

April 29, 1927 - April 14, 2009

Phillips, Ruby Lorraine, 81, went to be with the Lord on Tuesday, April 14, 2009 at her home in Claremore, Oklahoma after a long battle with Congestive Heart Failure and Kidney Failure. She was under the care of Grace Hospice. She was born on April 29, 1927 in Rockford, Iowa to Clarence and Mary (Langman) Buckner. She attended school in Iowa and graduated from High School in 1946 from Floyd, Iowa. She married Keith Phillips on June 28, 1946 in Nashua, Iowa. In 1952, she moved with the family to Southern California then in 1976, the family moved to Claremore. Ruby was a devoted and loving wife, mother and grandmother who gave herself to her family. She is survived by her children: Richard Phillips and wife, Cynthia of Chester, Illinois, Rosemary Jones and husband, Cliff of Claremore, Dawn Mejia of Claremore, David Phillips of Claremore, William Phillips and wife, Linda of Catoosa, Lori Merrill of Penn Valley, California, and Lisa Wiley of Tulsa; sisters: Evelyn Zierath of Charles City, Iowa, Joyce Cook of Charles City, Iowa, Carol Miller of Rudd, Iowa; brother: Chester Buckner of Reeds Spring, Missouri; 13 grandchildren and 19 great grandchildren. Ruby was preceded in death by her parents; her husband: Keith in February 2009; daughter: Yvonne; grandson: Scott; 2 sisters: Laura Margaret and Rose. Funeral services will be held on Friday, April 17, 2009 at 3:00 P.M., Floral Haven Funeral Home Chapel in Broken Arrow, Oklahoma with interment following at Floral Haven Memorial Gardens. Visitation will be held from 2:00 – 8:00 P.M. on Thursday, April 16, 2009 with the family receiving friends from 6:00 – 8:00 P.M. that evening. Floral Haven 252-2518Survived By: her children: Richard Phillips and wife, Cynthia of Chester, Illinois, Rosemary Jones and husband, Cliff of Claremore, Dawn Mejia of Claremore, David Phillips of Claremore, William Phillips and wife, Linda of Catoosa, Lori Merrill of Penn Valley, California, and Lisa Wiley of Tulsa; sisters: Evelyn Zierath of Charles City, Iowa, Joyce Cook of Charles City, Iowa, Carol Miller of Rudd, Iowa; brother: Chester Buckner of Reeds Spring, Missouri; 13 grandchildren and 19 great grandchildren. Ruby was preceded in death by her parents; her husband: Keith in February 2009; daughter: Yvonne; grandson: Scott; 2 sisters: Laura Margaret and Rose.