Obituary for Ruby Lea Deffenbaugh (Tibbit)
Ruby Lea Deffenbaugh, 88 of Van Buren passed away Tuesday, June 4, 2019 in a local hospital. She worked at Sparks Hospital in Fort Smith. She was a 1948 graduate of Cedarville High School. She was preceded in death by her husband, Harold Deffenbaugh; both parents, Leonard and Silvia (Collins) Tibbit; two sisters, Joyce Hager and Norma Tibbit;’ one brother, Lloyd Tibbit.
Funeral service will be at 11:00A.M. Saturday, June 8, 2019 at Ocker Memorial Chapel in Van Buren with burial at Hall Cemetery in Natural Dam under the direction of Ocker Funeral Home Van Buren.
She is survived by two daughters, Barbara Williams and husband, Barrie of Pensacola, Florida, Carol Furney of Van Buren; one son, Eddie Deffenbaugh of Van Buren; one brother, Bill Tibbit of Natural Dam; two grandchildren, Sydney and Phillip Furney of Van Buren.
The family will visit with relatives and friends Friday, June 7, 2019 from 5-7 P.M. at Ocker Funeral Home 700 Jefferson Street Van Buren.
Pallbearers will be Phillip Furney, Eddie Deffenbaugh, LeRoy Hager, Jr., David Dotson, Dan Deffenbaugh and Steve Massey.
Honorary pallbearer will be Gary Tibbit.
Funeral service will be at 11:00A.M. Saturday, June 8, 2019 at Ocker Memorial Chapel in Van Buren with burial at Hall Cemetery in Natural Dam under the direction of Ocker Funeral Home Van Buren.
She is survived by two daughters, Barbara Williams and husband, Barrie of Pensacola, Florida, Carol Furney of Van Buren; one son, Eddie Deffenbaugh of Van Buren; one brother, Bill Tibbit of Natural Dam; two grandchildren, Sydney and Phillip Furney of Van Buren.
The family will visit with relatives and friends Friday, June 7, 2019 from 5-7 P.M. at Ocker Funeral Home 700 Jefferson Street Van Buren.
Pallbearers will be Phillip Furney, Eddie Deffenbaugh, LeRoy Hager, Jr., David Dotson, Dan Deffenbaugh and Steve Massey.
Honorary pallbearer will be Gary Tibbit.