Ruth Ann Turner (abt. 1919 - 2007)

Born about 1919 in Iowa

Ancestors

Died 25 Nov 2007 at about age 88 in Wakonda, Clay County, South Dakota, USA

Biography

Ruth Ann Turner (Sharples). ^[1][2][3][4] Array

Born ABT 1919. Iowa^[5][6][7][8]

Died 25 NOV 2007. Wakonda, Clay County, South Dakota, USA. ^[9][10]

Buried Griswold, Pottawattamie County, Iowa, USA. ^[11]

Residence Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Daughter. 1930 Griswold, Cass, Iowa, USA. ^[12] Marital Status: Single; Relationship: Daughter. 1920 Pleasant, Cass, Iowa, USA. ^[13]

Note: #N22.

Notes

Note N22WAKONDA — Ruth Ann Sharples, 89, of Wakonda, S.D., died Sunday, November 25, 2007, at the Wakonda Heritage Manor, where she had been a resident for five years.

Ruth Ann Turner was born in Griswold, Iowa, on August 25, 1918, the daughter of Hector Duncan and Dora Rena (Prather) Turner. She graduated from Griswold High School in 1935. She attended the University of Nebraska for one year and transferred to Simpson College, where she was a member of the Alpha Chi Omega sorority. There she met Thomas A. Sharples and they were married at her parent's home in Griswold on July 24, 1938. Tom had already graduated from Simpson with a degree in education and they lived in LaPorte City, Anita and New Hampton, Iowa, until Tom was called to serve in the U.S. Navy during World War II. During that time, Ruth Ann lived in Griswold, Spokane, Wash., and Hawthorne, Calif. When Tom was discharged, he began teaching in Clinton, Iowa, and the family lived there until 1954 when they moved to Atlantic. Two years later they finished house their house in Griswold, where they lived until Tom's death on July 25, 1993. Ruth Ann resided seven years in Atlantic before moving to Wakonda in 2000 to be near her son, Doug. She entered the nursing home there in 2002. Ann was a member of the Griswold United Methodist Church, and, while living in Griswold, was active in the Tuesday Music Club and past president of the PEO Sisterhood, Chapter GL. She enjoyed playing bridge and visiting with her many close friends ("the girls"). After moving to Wakonda, she became attached to her cat, Katy. 1

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Survivors include her two sons: Thomas D. and his wife, Patricia, of Mijdrecht, Netherlands, and Douglas P. and his wife, Judith, of Wakonda; her three granddaughters and four great-grandchildren: Jennifer Sharples of Alameda, Cal., Sarah Barber and her son, Ethan, of Camas, Wash., and Riva Jane Sharples-Schmidt and children: Douglas, Andrew and Rebekah Jane of Wakonda. Also surviving are brother-in-law, Luke Sharples of Lake Havasu City, Ariz., and several nieces and nephews, including Ann Amey of Wichita, Kan., Diane Lemon and Paula Brekke of Des Moines, Iowa, Susan Lyons of Las Vegas, Nev., and, in California, Becky Mohun of Gardena, Dennis Murphy of Chico, Jack Sharples of Long Beach, Jim Sharples of Moore Park, and their many children and grandchildren.

Ruth Ann's parents; husband, Tom; infant son, David; brother, Paul D. Turner; and sister, Leanore Senholz, preceded her in death.

Funeral services will be held on Friday, November 30, 2007, at 2:00 p.m. at the Duhn Funeral Home in Griswold. Burial will be in the Griswold Cemetery. 1

Sources

1. ↑ Source: #S172
2. ↑ Source: #S8 Year: 1920; Census Place: Pleasant, Cass, Iowa; Roll: T625_481; Page: 7B; Enumeration District: 47; Image: 528
3. ↑ Source: #S11 Year: 1930; Census Place: Griswold, Cass, Iowa; Roll: 646; Page: 8A; Enumeration District: 0021; Image: 825.0; FHL microfilm: 2340381
4. ↑ Source: #S3 Publication Date: 11/ 30/ 2007; Publication Place: Wakonda, South Dakota, USA
5. ↑ Source: #S172
6. ↑ Source: #S8 Year: 1920; Census Place: Pleasant, Cass, Iowa; Roll: T625_481; Page: 7B; Enumeration District: 47; Image: 528
7. ↑ Source: #S11 Year: 1930; Census Place: Griswold, Cass, Iowa; Roll: 646; Page: 8A; Enumeration District: 0021; Image: 825.0; FHL microfilm: 2340381
8. ↑ Source: #S3 Publication Date: 11/ 30/ 2007; Publication Place: Wakonda, South Dakota, USA
9. ↑ Source: #S172
10. ↑ Source: #S3 Publication Date: 11/ 30/ 2007; Publication Place: Wakonda, South Dakota, USA
11. ↑ Source: #S172
12. ↑ Source: #S11 Year: 1930; Census Place: Griswold, Cass, Iowa; Roll: 646; Page: 8A; Enumeration District: 0021; Image: 825.0; FHL microfilm: 2340381
13. ↑ Source: #S8 Year: 1920; Census Place: Pleasant, Cass, Iowa; Roll: T625_481; Page: 7B; Enumeration District: 47; Image: 528

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