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HANDFIELD, RESSIE F. KEPHART, passed away on May 14, 2011 at age 94. She is predeceased by her son, Joseph Franklin Kephart, her first husband Joseph O. Kephart, and her second husband, Louis Handfield. She is survived by her stepdaughter, Nancy and son-in- law, Foster Gambrell; grandchildren, Anh Vongbandith (Anou), Joseph Tyson Kephart (Tennille), Jay P. Kephart, Ralph Kephart and Ressie Ann Kephart, 6 great-grandchildren and 1 great-great-granddaughter. She is also survived by sisters, Lois Hausmann, Dorcus Morgan and Frances Creamer. She retired from WT Grants after 30 years of dedicated service. She was an avid bowler and world traveler. She spent the last 5 years of her life in the dedicated care of Gail Creary and Andrea Benbow. Memorial services will be held at a later date. View this Guest Book at www. MiamiHerald.com/obituaries.

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Published by the Miami Herald on May 22, 2011.

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Pat Shields

May 24, 2011

My Mother Florence Warden Shields and her sister Lucile Warden Morgan were part of the WT Grants "alumini". My Aunts Gertrude Toupin and Rosalie Warden also consdered themselves part of the group. My Mother always talked about all her freinds from Grants and looked forward to the yearly reunion.
She kept in touch with most of until her passing in 1988. I also felt close to these ladies as I grew up hearing their life stories and met most of them at family functions or the reunions in Miami. Ressie and the "Ladies" of Grants were "Real Housewives of Miami" and hard workers. My sympathy to the Family.

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