Ruth Eriksen Maples
October 30, 1918 — December 15, 2011
Ruth Eriksen Maples
Ruth Eriksen Maples, 93, passed away Thursday, December 15, 2011 in Graham. A Celebration of Life service will be Tuesday, December 20, 2011 at 3:00 p.m. in the First United Methodist Church with Dr. Richard Reed officiating. Entombment will be in the Maples Mausoleum in Pioneer Cemetery under the direction of Morrison Funeral Home.
Ruth was born October 30, 1918 in Norfolk, Virginia to the late Gustav Adolf Eriksen and Ida Christine Anderson Eriksen. Ruth married Thomas Loren Maples, September 3, 1938 in the First United Methodist Church in Graham. He preceded her in death on January 17, 2006. Ruth worked with her husband in numerous family businesses including Maples Funeral Home from 1938 to 1955 as well as in real estate and investments in Graham. She was a member of Eastern Star Chapter No. 668, First United Methodist Church where she taught numerous classes, a member of Modern Martha Sunday School Class and sang in the choir for years.
She was also a member of CLSC and she and her late husband Loren Maples were active in local, national and international Lion's Club activities.
Survivors include; daughters, Anne Maples Schultz and husband Jerry of Graham, Nancee Maples Andrews and husband Charles of Highland Village; grandchildren, Erika Moore and husband Tim of Paducah, Brent Caudill and wife Suzy of Boerne, Charles Andrews II and wife Anna of Corinth, Kindra Dozier and husband Michael of New Braunfels; great grandchildren, Alyssa Moore, Benjamin Caudill, Rory Moore, Kaelyn Dozier, Emma Grace Andrews, and Acelyn Andrews; brothers, Stuart Eriksen of Bedford and Gordon Eriksen of Kalamazoo, MI.; nephew, Scott Eriksen of Bedford.
Mrs. Maples was also preceded in death by a daughter, Kaye Maples Caudill and a granddaughter, Julie Carol Caudill.
The Family will receive friends Monday from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. at Morrison Funeral Home.
Memorials may be made to First United Methodist Church, P.O. Box 88, Graham, Texas 76450 or Texas Lion's Camp for Crippled Children, P.O. Box 290247, Kerrville, Texas 78029.
Ruth was born October 30, 1918 in Norfolk, Virginia to the late Gustav Adolf Eriksen and Ida Christine Anderson Eriksen. Ruth married Thomas Loren Maples, September 3, 1938 in the First United Methodist Church in Graham. He preceded her in death on January 17, 2006. Ruth worked with her husband in numerous family businesses including Maples Funeral Home from 1938 to 1955 as well as in real estate and investments in Graham. She was a member of Eastern Star Chapter No. 668, First United Methodist Church where she taught numerous classes, a member of Modern Martha Sunday School Class and sang in the choir for years.
She was also a member of CLSC and she and her late husband Loren Maples were active in local, national and international Lion's Club activities.
Survivors include; daughters, Anne Maples Schultz and husband Jerry of Graham, Nancee Maples Andrews and husband Charles of Highland Village; grandchildren, Erika Moore and husband Tim of Paducah, Brent Caudill and wife Suzy of Boerne, Charles Andrews II and wife Anna of Corinth, Kindra Dozier and husband Michael of New Braunfels; great grandchildren, Alyssa Moore, Benjamin Caudill, Rory Moore, Kaelyn Dozier, Emma Grace Andrews, and Acelyn Andrews; brothers, Stuart Eriksen of Bedford and Gordon Eriksen of Kalamazoo, MI.; nephew, Scott Eriksen of Bedford.
Mrs. Maples was also preceded in death by a daughter, Kaye Maples Caudill and a granddaughter, Julie Carol Caudill.
The Family will receive friends Monday from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. at Morrison Funeral Home.
Memorials may be made to First United Methodist Church, P.O. Box 88, Graham, Texas 76450 or Texas Lion's Camp for Crippled Children, P.O. Box 290247, Kerrville, Texas 78029.
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