Ruth Michaels' Obituary
Ruth Vivian Michaels, age 94 of Toledo, died on Friday, January 27, 2006 at Sarah Bush Lincoln Health Center in Mattoon. Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. on Tuesday, January 31, 2006 at the Barkley Funeral Chapel in Toledo. Visitation will be held from 5 to 8 p.m. on Monday, January 30, 2006 at the chapel in Toledo and burial will be in the Janesville Cemetery. She was born September 29, 1911 in Yale, the daughter of Thomas and Clara Byram O'Dell. She married Ivan Michaels in 1930; he preceded her in death in 1967. She worked at Ettlebrick Shoe Co. in Greenup and attended the Toledo Baptist Church. She was past president of the Home Extension and a Red Cross Volunteer. Surviving are a son, Eugene Michaels of Burlingame, KS, daughters Janice Icenogle of Mattoon, Earlene White of Toledo and Candace Nash of Arcola, sisters Evia Hanners, Anna Denney and Dottie Milbourn of Casey and Lucille Newlin of Martinsville, nine grandchildren, 15 great-grandchildren and three great-great grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her parents, husband, one son, one brother, three sisters, one half-sister and one grandchild. Memorials may be made to the Toledo Baptist Church. SERVICES Visitation Monday, January 30, 2006 5:00 PM - 8:00 PM Barkley Funeral Chapel, Toledo , Service Tuesday, January 31, 2006 10:00 AM Barkley Funeral Chapel, Toledo ,
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