Ruth I. Stoneburner

Ruth I. Stoneburner, 82, Tyner, Ind., a Marshall County resident most of her married life, coming from Springfield, Missouri, died of natural causes in Miller’s Merry Manor, Walkerton, at 7:52 p.m. on Sunday, Sept. 23, 2001. Born in Springfield, Mo., on August 21, 1919, she was the daughter of Alfred and Laura Alice Huggard Chandler. She attended Springfield schools. She was first married to William Victor Williams who preceded her in death. On Nov. 4, 1961, in Plymouth, she was married to Henry E. Stoneburner, Sr. Henry died on Dec. 29, 1996. In 1981, after being there for over 20 years, Ruth retired from the Marshall County Parkview Hospital as the Linen Supervisor. In addition, for many years, together with Henry, she was co-owner of the H& R Lamp Supply in Tyner, Ind. Ruth loved to sew and cook for her family. She was an avid flower gardener and collected Rockwell collectibles and salt and pepper shakers among many other items. She is survived by three daughters, a son and three step-sons. They are: daughters, Shirley and Richard Krull, Plymouth, Norma Rowe, Elkhart, and Carol and Wayne Pontius, Walkerton. Her son is William and Sandra Williams, LaPorte, and her step-sons are Henry E. and Leona Stoneburner, Jr., Hesperia, Mich., Richard and Carol Stoneburner and Robert L. and Linda Stoneburner, all of Plymouth. Eighteen grandchildren and numerous great and great-great-grandchildren, together with several nieces and nephews also survive. A brother, Alfred Lee Chandler, Bradenton, Fla., and a sister, Fay Osborn, Springfield, Mo., survive as well. Ruth was preceded in death by her parents, her husbands, a son, Robert Williams, a grandson, Tech. Sgt. Michael Stoneburner and a granddaughter, Lisa Stoneburner. A brother and a sister have also died. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 25, 2001, at Johnson-Danielson Funeral Home, 1100 N. Michigan St., Plymouth, and also for one hour prior to funeral services at the church on Wednesday. Funeral services for Ruth will be held in the Sunrise Chapel, where she was a member, at 11 a.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 26, 2001. The Rev. Bob Beyler and Pastor Rustin Krapfl will officiate. Burial will be in Tyner Cemetery, Tyner, Ind. Memorial gifts in Ruth’s memory may be made to the Sunrise Chapel or to the Marshall County Heart Association.