Ruby Myrtle Peoples

Saturday, March 22, 2008

Ruby Myrtle Peoples, age 96, a resident of Fort Scott, died Wednesday, March 19, 2008, at the Mercy Health Center, in Fort Scott. She was born Dec. 29, 1911, in Bourbon County, Kansas, the daughter of Thomas Clifford Johnson and Marietta Jones Johnson. She married Josiah Peoples on Nov. 14, 1945, at Mound City, Kan. He preceded her in death on May 9, 1990. Mrs. Peoples was a member of the Mary Queen of Angels Catholic Church and the St. Anne's Altar Society. She enjoyed sewing, crocheting, and quilting. In her earlier years, she volunteered as a 4-H project and community leader. She also made teddy bears for the Mercy Hospital Auxiliary.

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