Ruth Ellen (Sherbert) Annis, age 80, of Oakley, passed away Monday,
November 9, 2020 with family by her side at her home in Oakley, KS. She
was born December 28, 1939 at their farmhouse near Broughton in Clay
County, KS to Akin and Mary (Townsend) Sherbert. She married Maurice
Arthur Annis on June 18, 1961 in Salina. They have two sons, Thomas and
Douglas.
Ruth was salutatorian of the Clay Center High School
class of 1957, and she graduated from Asbury Hospital School of Nursing
in Salina in 1960. She began her career as a Registered Nurse in
hospitals in Manhattan and Oakley. Later, she and Maurice owned and
operated the Annis Supermarket in Oakley. She also was a Financial
Advisor with Waddell & Reed alongside Maurice for many years. Ruth
was an active member of the Country Chapel, Oakley, and was involved in
many church and community activities over the years, including the Logan
County Tree Board. She liked to travel and loved her grandkids and
enjoyed getting involved with anything that they were doing.
She
was preceded in death by her parents, husband Maurice, brother Dwight
Sherbert, and half-sisters: Ethel Luthi, Velma Handley, infant twin
half-sisters, Leona May and Iona Fay Sherbert, half-brother, Melvin
Sherbert, and nephews: Jeffrey Sherbert, Jason Furrer, Monty Miller, and
Scott Studebaker.
Ruth is survived by her sons: Thomas (Suzy)
Annis of Oakley, and Douglas (Denise) Annis of Parker, CO, and four
grandchildren: Eric and Josiah of Oakley, Luke of Omaha, NE, and Sarah
of Parker, CO. Also surviving are her siblings: Bill (Phyllis) Sherbert
of Chapman, KS, Janet Waters of Phoenix, AZ, Adela “Del” Furrer of
Abilene, KS, Ann (Mike) Smith of Peoria, AZ, Sue (Paul) Cruz of Lorenzo,
TX and Kay (Dennis) Kreifels of Syracuse, NE, sister-in-law Marlyn
(Dwight) Sherbert and many nieces and nephews.
A Celebration of
Life will be held at 10:00 a.m. Monday, November 16, 2020 at United
Christian Church in Oakley, with Phil Beesley officiating. Interment
will follow at the Oakley Cemetery. Visitation will be on Sunday,
November 15th, from 5 to 7 p.m. at the church. Memorials to the Country
Chapel and Hospice Services of Northwest Kansas may be sent in care of
Kennedy-Koster Funeral Home, PO Box 221, Oakley, KS 67748.
Services
will also be available online. Visit www.kennedykosterfh.com for more
details on the Facebook Live Funeral Service and the Zoom Funeral Dinner
Service.
Funeral Service on Monday, 10:00 a.m. available on Facebook live at "United Christian Church, Oakley KS"
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