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From: Mary Douglass <>
Subject: Ruth Keys Clark obituary #2
Date: Wed, 09 Mar 2005 22:20:11 -0600


Ruth Keys Clark

WINCHESTER - Ruth Keys Clark, 84, Winchester, passed away at her home on

Monday, March 7, 2005, after a two-year battle with cancer. She was born

Dec. 20, 1920, near Boyle, the daughter of Ross B. and Lola Sloop Keys.
She

received a bachelor's degree from Kansas State University and an master's

degree from the University of Illinois. She also did additional graduate

work at The University of Kansas for counselor certification and from

Kansas State University for certification in gifted education. She worked

for four years as a chemist and spent 26 years in public education,

teaching all levels, from preschool to university classes. She was a

retired school counselor. Ruth was past president of Jefferson County

Genealogical Society and the Kansas Council of Genealogical Societies. She

also served as a tour director for the KCGS, coordinating tours to various

repositories and libraries in the United States. She was a member of the

Association of Professional Genealogists and of the National Genealogical

Society. She was a member of and served in various leadership positions
for

13 lineage societies. Ruth resided in Winchester for the last 44 years.
She

was an active member of the Reformed Presbyterian Church in Winchester.

Evidence of the love for the community and her active involvement can be

seen through the library, community center, housing authority and city

government. She is survived by a daughter, Phyllis Clark, Winchester; a

son, Harry Mead Clark and his wife, Elaine, Topeka; five grandchildren;

three great-grandchildren; two sisters, Rose O'Neill and Edith Duguid,
both

of Winchester; and nine nieces and nephews. A memorial service will be at

11 a.m. Friday at the Reformed Presbyterian Church in Winchester. Burial

will be in the church cemetery. Visitation will be from 6:30 to 8 p.m.

Thursday at Barnett Funeral Home in Oskaloosa. Ms. Clark will lie in state

after 1 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home. Memorial contributions may be

made to Friends of Hospice of Jefferson County or to the Winchester

Reformed Presbyterian Church and sent in care of the funeral home, P.O.
Box

416, Oskaloosa, Kan. 66066.

Published in the Topeka Capital-Journal on 3/9/2005.




Mary Clement Douglass, CGRS
www.historical-matters.com
CGRS and Certified Genealogical Records Specialist are service marks of the
Board for
Certification of Genealogists, used under license by those who have passed
BCG's rigorous examination process.

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