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1934
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2021
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RUBY SMITH Obituary
86, of Medway, Ohio, passed away January 12, 2021. She was born December 13, 1934, in Minefork, Kentucky, the daughter of the late Jonnie Cheek & Alma Cantrell. She is survived by her daughters, Patricia (Larry) Thomas, Carolyn (Gary) Campbell, Ruby "Ellen" (Jim) Bruggeman; daughter-in-law, Donna Smith; eleven grandchildren; twenty-seven great-grandchildren; six sisters, three brothers, a dear aunt; other relatives and friends. In addition to her parents, she is preceded in death by her husband, Lawrence Smith; a son, Larry Smith; grandson Larry Smith Jr.; great-grandson, Andrew Campbell. Visitation will be 11-12 PM Saturday, January 16, 2021, in the TROSTEL, CHAPMAN, DUNBAR & FRALEY FUNERAL HOME, New Carlisle, Ohio, with funeral services at 12 noon in the funeral home. Burial will be in Forest Hills Memorial Gardens. Expressions of sympathy may be sent to www.trostelchapman.com.
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Trostel, Chapman, Dunbar & Fraley Funeral Home507 W. Jefferson Street, New Carlisle, OH 45344
Jan
16
Funeral service
12:00 p.m.
Trostel, Chapman, Dunbar & Fraley Funeral Home507 W. Jefferson Street, New Carlisle, OH 45344
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