Ruby Triplett

SIKESTON, Mo. -- Ruby Story Triplett, 83, died Friday, June 3, 2005, at Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston.

She was born April 29, 1922, at Sikeston, daughter of William and Etta Barnett Henley. She and Ray Story were married. He preceeded her in death.

She was a member of the East Side Nazarene Church. She had been a secretary for Righter Truck and a salesclerk for Graber's before retiring.

Survivors include two sisters, Loretta Stephenson of Sikeston and Vera Hunter of Sacramento, Calif.

Friends may call from 5 to 7 p.m. today at Ponder Funeral Home in Sikeston.

Funeral will be at 10 a.m. Monday at the funeral home, with Brian Blankenship officiating. Burial will be in Garden of Memories Cemetery at Sikeston.