Ruth Evelyn Bloxham 1920-2009

BRAY, EWING, VICKERY, BLOXHAM, MAY

Posted By: Mary Durr (email)
Date: 9/1/2009 at 20:03:50

Ruth Evelyn Bloxham

Ruth E. Bloxham, 88, of Waukon died Monday, July 20, 2009 at the Good Samaritan Center in Waukon. Funeral services were held Friday, July 24 at Forest Mills United Methodist Church in rural Postville, with Rev. Richard Iles officiating. Burial was in Oakland Cemetery, Waukon.

Ruth Evelyn Bloxham was born July 29, 1920 on the Franklin Township, rural Postville farm of her parents, Charles "Haley" Wilson and Ruby Viola (Bray) Ewing, Sr. She was baptized and confirmed at Forest Mills United Methodist Church. Ruth attended Forest Mills country school, Waukon High School and graduated from Postville High School.

July 29, 1939 she married Donald Vickery at the Forest Mills United Methodist Church. Donald died June 5, 1945. September 14, 1946 she married Keith Elton Bloxham at the Forest Mills United Methodist Church. Ruth worked for several years at the Kaveny's Gift Shop in Waukon. In 1956 she went to work as a Nurse's Aide at the Good Samaritan Center in Waukon, where she worked in several departments of nursing care. The Good Samaritan slogan is "In Christ's Love, Everyone is Someone." Ruth retired in February of 1988. She has been a resident at the Good Samaritan Center since February of 2003.

Ruth was a life-long active member of Forest Mills United Methodist Church, where she was active in the bible study groups and the United Methodist Women groups serving as treasurer for over 30 years. Her Lord, Savior and family were very important to her. Ruth enjoyed gardening and cooking, especially preparing the usual Sunday family dinner.

Survivors include her sons, Roger Vickery and Chuck (Maxine) Bloxham, both of Waukon; five grandchildren, Nichole, Alycia, Tammy, Jason and Jenny; 14 great-grandchildren; two great-great-grandchildren; a sister, Helen "Tiny" May of Dallas, TX; two brothers, Keith (Joan) Ewing of Albany, OR and Kenneth (Marge) Ewing of Waukon. She was preceded in death by her parents; her first husband, Donald; and her second husband, Keith, who died in 2005; and four brothers, Willis, Arthur, Charles, Jr. and Harry Ewing.

Honorary casketbearers were her great-grandchildren, Leslie, Peyton, Michael, Katarena, Alexia, Alec, Susan, Spencer, Hannah, Zachary, Connor, Grace, Dylan and Vaughan and her great-great-grandchildren, Abigail and Zachary. Casketbearers were Mark Ewing, Jason Bloxham, John May, Obert Johnson, Jerry Ewing and Lee Stegen.

The Waukon Standard, July 29, 2009
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