OBITUARY

NAME: Ruby Eileen Townsend, age 80, a longtime McAlester resident.

BORN: She was born on November 24, 1935, in McAlester, OK to Elton and Ruby (Baugh) Frank

PASSED AWAY: Ruby passed away on December 24, 2015 at Coalgate, OK.

AGE: 80 years and 1 month.

EDUCATION: She graduated from Krebs High School, in Krebs, OK, and attended Beauty School.

OCCUPATION: Ruby was a Hair Dresser, owning many shops in the McAlester area.

MARRIED: She married Coy Townsend at McAlester, OK. He preceded her in death in December, 2008.

CHURCH AFFILIATION, HOBBIES AND OTHER AFFILIATIONS: Eileen was of the Baptist faith, she loved shopping, spending time with her grandchildren and everyone called her "Nana".

SURVIVED BY

DAUGHTER:                                   Debra Crone of Konawa, OK

GRANDDAUGHTER:                   Amy Ward and Husband Calab of Coalgate, OK

GREAT GRANDSON:                       Tucker Benjamin Ward of Coalgate, OK

GREAT GRANDDAUGHTER:     Stella Eileen Ward of Coalgate, OK

STEPMOTHER:                             Ruth Boyd of Prescott, AZ

SISTERS:                                             Linda Luke of Prescott, AZ

Quenna Reed of Prescott, AZ

COUSINS:                                         Norma Stokes, Joyce Snider and Sandy McIntosh

Also survived by numerous other Relatives and Friends

PRECEDED IN DEATH BY

PARENTS:                            Elton and Ruby (Baugh) Frank

HUSBAND:                         Coy Townsend

BROTHERS:                       Tommy Frank & Robert Frank

SON-IN-LAW:                     Ricky Crone

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DATE OF SERVICES:                   2:00 PM Tuesday, December 29th, 2015

PLACE OF SERVICES:                 Living Word Church, McAlester, Oklahoma

OFFICIATING:                               Ella Ward

INTERMENT:                                 Wardville Cemetery, Wardville, OK

CASKETBEARERS:     David Ward, Joseph Ward, Lance Walker, Mark Seghal, Willie Tucker, Calab Ward

HONORARY CASKETBEARERS:       Floyd Stokes , Jim Snider , Ronnie Kirkpatrick

FAMILY NIGHT:   6:00 PM TO 8:00 PM, Monday, December 28th, 2015 at Brown's Funeral Chapel, Coalgate, OK

CONDOLENCES MAY BE SENT TO THE FAMILY BY EMAIL TO: BROWNSFSCOALGATE@SBCGLOBAL.NET.

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