Ruby Irene Bowden
October 11, 1926 – October 4, 2014
OKLAHOMA – Ruby Irene Bowden, 87, passed away Oct. 4, 2014 in a local hospital.
A visitation will be at Havenbrook Funeral Home, 3401 Havenbrook Street in Norman from 5:30 -8 p.m. Oct. 8 with family present to receive friends and a graveside service at Brushy Cemetery in Bowie at 11 a.m. Oct. 9.
Ruby was born on Oct. 11, 1926 in Bowie. She was the daughter of Ernest and Barbara (Emmert) Egenbacher. Ruby grew up on a farm in the Bowie area and attended public schools in Bowie, graduating in 1944. She was united in marriage to Avis L. Bowden on July 30, 1949 and remained married for 62 years.
Ruby retired from Griffin Memorial Hospital in 1997 after more than 30 years of service in the administrative office. She was devoted to serving several different mental health organizations after her retirement. Ruby was an excellent cook, bowler, homemaker, gardener, sister, wife and beloved mother and grandmother. She will be dearly missed by all her friends and family.
She is survived by her sons, Ron Bowden and his wife Linda, Sioux City, IA and Richard Bowden and his wife Jackie, Norman, OK; four grandchildren, Bryan Bowden, Norman, OK, Adam Bowden, Houston, TX, Rebecca Bowden, Covington, LA, and Sarah Bowden, Dallas. She is also survived by one sister, Alyne Hoeffner of Bowie.
She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Avis in 2011; five brothers, Herman, Erwin, Paul, Fred and John and one sister, Pauline Ferrara.
In lieu of flowers, please direct your memorial gifts to Project Outreach Norman, Able Community Based Services, or the Transition House, all mental health service organizations located in Norman, OK.
Arrangements for Ruby and her family were placed in the care of the Vice family at the Havenbrook Funeral Home of Norman.
Online condolences may be shared at www.HavenbrookFuneralHome.com.
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