Ruby Louise Sampson, 92, of Gladwin, passed away on Sunday, December 15, 2019, at the Horizon Senior Living V. She was born Ruby Louise Shorts on March 31, 1927 to William and Elva Shorts in Flint. She married Stanley Sampson on November 5, 1944, at Fort Jackson, South Carolina by Chaplain Woodrow Jones. He preceded her in death on February 4, 2007. Ruby was a life time member of the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, serving as Sunday school teacher and Women’s leader. She enjoyed traveling and hunting trips with Stan. Ruby was a telephone operator until she started working in retail. She was an avid knitter and owned The Yarn Shoppe in Midland until her retirement. Left to cherish her memory are her daughter: Kay (Roger) Wiltse of Sanford; granddaughters: Melissa (Mathew) Knopf, Kimberly (William) Penix and Anne (Steve) Levine all of Gladwin; grandchildren: Chad (Jackie) Dixon, Katie (Tony) Payer, Wyatt (Crystle) Dixon, Kellie (Cole) Simpkins, Mariah (Jared) Beecher, Ben Penix, Kylie Levine, Kaitlyn Levine, Jared Dixon, Faith Knopf and Missie Knopf. She is also survived by her sister in-law: Alice Sawyer and brother in-laws: Archie Sampson and Otis Hamacher. Funeral Services for Mrs. Sampson will be conducted by Elder Dan French on Wednesday, December 18, 2019, 11:00 A.M. at the Community of Christ Church, Gladwin. Visitation will be held on Tuesday, December 17, 2019, from 5-8:00 P.M. at Hall-Kokotovich Funeral Home, Gladwin. She will be laid to rest at McClure Cemetery, Gladwin. Arrangements are in the care of Hall-Kokotovich Funeral Home, Gladwin. www.hall-kokotovichfuneralhome.com
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