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Ruby Haggard Obituary

STANTON -- Ruby Haggard, 82, of Stanton, died Monday, Jan. 26, in a local hospital. Services are 2 p.m. today, Jan. 30, at the Evergreen Cemetery, Stanton.

Ruby is survived by her son Larry Haggard of Midland; daughters Alexis Gayle Wheeler, of Stanton, and Joanna Leighton, of Sumter, S.C.; sister Sue Henson Standefer, of Dallas, and brother Nathan Heidelberg, of Midland.

Memorials may be directed to the scholarship fund in care of the Permain Basin Area Foundation, 200 North Loraine, Suite 500, Midland, TX 79701 or to any of the following of Mrs. Haggard's special interests: Friends of the Martin County Library, P. O. Box 882, Stanton, 79782; Evergreen Cemetery Association of Stanton, P. O. Box 1087, Stanton, 79782; Martin County Senior Citizens Center, P.O. Box 1233, Stanton, 79782; or to the Martin County Historical Museum, P.O. Box 929, Stanton, 79782.

Arrangements are under the direction of Gilbreath Funeral Home, Stanton.

To plant trees in memory, please visit the Sympathy Store.

Published by Midland Reporter-Telegram on Jan. 30, 2009.

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