Lorene Bessie Ruble

Lorene (Lewis) Ruble, age 91, of Annapolis, MO, passed away at Clarks Mountain Nursing Home on January 20, 2013. She was born October 12, 1921, in Redford, MO, to Carrie (Harrison) Lewis and Tump Lewis. On May 18, 1938, she married Melvin Beryl "Dutch" Ruble and to this union three children were born, Linvell "Dean" (Laurel), Loren "Wayne" (Joyce), and Leland "Cotton". The Rubles made their home in Vulcan, MO. Lorene moved from Vulcan to St. Louis in 1959, where she worked for the National Hat Co. She later changed careers and worked the remainder of her career in the Bargain Basement of Sears on Kingshighway in St. Louis, MO. Lorene loved to work outside in her gardens at her home in Annapolis. She loved to be with her children and grandchildren asking them, "Have you ate yet?" every time she greeted them. She enjoyed watching her programs, working puzzles, and making her grandchildren quilts. She is survived by six grandchildren; Charles (Debby) Ruble of Arnold, MO, Tony (Sheila) Ruble of Vulcan, MO, Mark (Lisa) Ruble of Manhattan, IL, Milton (Rebecca) Ruble of Leavenworth, KS, Krista (Steven) Ross of Methuen, MA, and Rita Jo Ruble of Ellington, MO. Also surviving are four great-grandchildren; Emily, Isaac, Dean, and Oliver; five step-grandchildren, Daniel Griffon, Amy Hawkey, Abrielle Borkewicz, Christopher Borkewicz, and Lacey Borkewicz. Lorene was preceded in death by her parents, her husband, three sons; Linvell "Dean", Loren "Wayne" and Leland "Cotton" Ruble; two brothers, Oliver Lewis and Lee Lewis, and two sisters, Nora Hill and Ida Reed.