Ruth Triplett (Lebanon)'s Obituary
Ruth O. Triplett, daughter of Worley and Anna Shupe Tibbs, was born April 6, 1927, near Nebo, Virginia. She departed this life Wednesday, January 9, 2013, in The Neighborhoods at Quail Creek, in Springfield, Missouri, at the age of eighty-five years, nine months, and three days.
On July 15, 1946, she was united in marriage to Kenneth Stanley Triplett, and to this union two daughters and one son were born.
She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Kenneth, on August 11, 2005; a grandson, Aaron Weaver; five brothers, E. Lee, Billy, Warren, Bobby, and Elbert Tibbs; and a sister, Juanita Dame.
Ruth is survived by a son, Mark Triplett, and his wife, Roxane, of Springfield, Missouri; two daughters, Jerri Young, and her husband, Larry, of Springfield, Missouri, and Linda Hamm, and her husband, Stan, of Aurora, Missouri; five grandchildren, Tabitha Triplett, of Springfield, Missouri, Melissa Hisle, and her husband, Wade, of Ada, Oklahoma, Monica Young, of Springfield, Missouri, Jason Hamm, and his wife, Candee, and Darien Hamm, all of Aurora, Missouri; three great-grandchildren, Emma Lee Hamm, of Aurora, Missouri, and Abby and Jake Hisle, of Ada, Oklahoma; two sisters, Shirley Durham, of Orlando, Florida, and Connie Ferley, of Marion, Virginia; a number of nieces and nephews; as well as a host of other relatives and friends.
Ruth was born and raised in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains in Marion, Virginia. She was the eldest child of a large family of eight brothers and sisters.
She worked as a nurse in the Southwestern State Hospital in Marion, Virginia, where she met her husband-to-be, Kenneth Triplett. They were married shortly after, and decided to move to Stockton, California for three years. They returned to Missouri and made their home on the family farm in the New Hope area near Long Lane, where they lovingly raised their family.
Ruth worked as a teller for Central Bank in Lebanon. Her main career was with Laclede Electric Cooperative where she was employed for several years as Capital Credit Clerk. During this time, she also served as Steward for the local chapter of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers. Ruth also relished her role as a homemaker, and would come home from work every evening and fix a delicious meal for her family.
In her spare time, she enjoyed hobbies which included sewing, needlepoint, cooking, baking, canning, and being a devoted wife, mother, and homemaker. She loved listening to good gospel and bluegrass music. She also made time to read her bible whenever she could as often as she could.
She loved to travel, and would take vacations with the family whenever possible. Her travel destinations included Yellowstone, Yosemite, Washington DC, Mount Rushmore, The Grand Canyon, and a host of other historic sites and places of natural beauty. She never forgot about her family and friends back in Virginia, however, and would make return trips to the old home place to visit her kin there as often as time would allow.
The most important part of Ruth’s life, and the thing she treasured the most was her role as a Christian, and as a member of the Church of Christ. She attended the Lee’s Summit Church of Christ for the majority of her married life. After moving to Springfield, she attended the Mission Hills Church of Christ.
Ruth was a loving mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, sister, aunt, and was a caring neighbor and friend. We celebrate her life and know that her family and friends will cherish the wonderful memories she created for them throughout the years
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