Ruby Cantrell

1932 - 2015  (82 years)

• Name	Ruby Cantrell
  Born	16 Dec 1932	Johnson County, Kentucky
  Gender	Female
  Died	26 Jun 2015	Parkview Regional Medical Center, Fort Wayne, Indiana   [1]
  Buried	Friends Cemetery, Wabash County, Indiana   [2]
  Person ID	I39554	Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest
  Last Modified	10 Oct 2017

  
  

  Father	Sanford Cantrell
  Mother	Kisier Parker
  Family ID	F176402	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family 1	Frank Proffitt,   b. 18 Nov 1925, Sevier County, Tennessee ,   d. 25 Sep 1982  (Age 56 years)
  Married	3 Jul 1954	Indiana   [3]
  Children	1. Mychelle Proffitt + 2. LaVona Proffitt + 3. Diana Proffitt   4. Bobbie Proffitt
  Family ID	F14474	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family 2	Glassburn
  Family ID	F176403	Group Sheet

  
  

• Event Map		Married - 3 Jul 1954 - Indiana  = Link to Google Maps   = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Photos

  Ruby Proffitt Glassburn

  
  

• Notes

  ---------- Reference: Rosa Lee Downey notes, 16 June 1983, p 85.

  
  

• Sources

  [S142] Newspaper Article, Wabash Plain Dealer (IN), 27 Jun 2015. Ruby Proffitt Glassburn, 82, of Wabash, Indiana, died at 3:58 a.m., Friday, June 26, 2015 at Parkview Regional Medical Center in Fort Wayne, Indiana. She was born December 16, 1932 in Weeksbury, Kentucky to Sanford and Kisier (Parker) Cantrell. Ruby married Frank Proffitt on July 3, 1954; he died September 25, 1982. She was a homemaker and was a member of the Kokomo Trinity Wesleyan Church, and attended LaFontaine United Methodist Church. She loved her Lord, enjoyed spending time with her family and friends, and was a competitive Euchre player. She is survived by 4 daughters, Mychelle (John) Roberson of Galveston, Indiana, LaVona (David) Mechling of LaFontaine, Indiana, Diana (Dennis) Siders of Wabash, Bobbie (Aaron) Platt of Roanoke, Indiana; 6 grandchildren, Jennifer Mehring and Heather (Austin) Meissnest, both of Galveston, Kristina (Tim Menefee) Mehring of Angola, Indiana, Emily (Nathaniel) Martin of Walton, Indiana, Steven (Amy) Siders of Lagro, Indiana, and Krissa Mechling of LaFontaine, and 7 great-grandchildren. She was also preceded in death by her parents, 2 brothers, Ernest Cantrell and Earl "Buddy" Cantrell, and her sister Nellie "Sissy" Ward. Funeral services will be 10:30 a.m., Tuesday, June 30, 2015 at Grandstaff-Hentgen Funeral Service, 1241 Manchester Avenue, Wabash, with Rev. Randy Myers officiating. Burial will be in Friends Cemetery, Wabash. Friends may call 2 - 8 p.m. Monday, at the funeral home. The memorial guest book for Ruby may be signed at www.grandstaff-hentgen.com. [S147] Find a Grave, (Memorial: 148330151). [S58] Marriage Certificate. Name Frank Proffitt Event Type Marriage Registration Event Date 03 Jul 1954 Event Place Miami, Indiana, United States Residence Place Andrews, , Indiana Gender Male Age (Estimated) 29 Race White Race (Original) White Number of Total Marriages 1 Birth Date 18 Nov 1925 Birthplace Serville, , Tennessee Marriage License Date 02 Jul 1954 Father's Name James Proffitt Mother's Name Kathleen Clabo Spouse's Name Ruby Cantrell Spouse's Residence Place Wabash, , Indiana Spouse's Gender Female Spouse's Age (Estimated) 22 Spouse’s Number of Total Marriages 1 Spouse's Race White Spouse's Race (Original) White Spouse's Birth Date 16 Dec 1932 Spouse's Birthplace , Johnson, Kentucky Spouse's Father's Name Sanford Cantrell Spouse's Mother's Name Kisier Parker Officiator's Name Joseph E Gibson Page 176 Number of Images 1 "Indiana Marriages, 1811-2007," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-L9XF-2WZ8?cc=1410397&wc=Q83F-CHH%3A1067899901%2C1067902202 : 21 January 2016), Miami > 1953-1955 Volume 52 > image 236 of 676; County clerk offices, Indiana.