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- [S2927] Find a Grave, 22 December 2016; Ruby Ilene McChristian Gilbert.
Ruby Ilene McChristian Gilbert
Birth: May 19, 1922
Hindsville
Madison County
Arkansas, USA
Death: Sep. 20, 2015
Fayetteville
Washington County
Arkansas, USA
The Madison County Record
Huntsville, AR
1 Oct 2015
Ruby Ilene Gilbert, 93, of Prairie Grove, died Sept. 20, 2015, at Katherine's Place Wedington in Fayetteville.
She was born May 19, 1922, in Hindsville, the daughter of Hobart Robert and Allie Boyd McChristian.
She was a homemaker, a member of the Church of Christ and the widow of Melvin Junior Gilbert, who preceded her in death on Dec. 21, 1994.
She was also preceded in death by: one son, Dean Gilbert; one daughter, Melva Leichner; one brother, George McChristian; and one sister, Orabelle Maggard.
Survivors include: one brother, Bob McChristian of Fayetteville; two sisters, Cleta Leichner of Fayetteville and Faye Robbins of Prairie Grove; and several grandchildren, great-grandchildren and great-great-grandchildren.
A celebration of her life was held on Sunday, Sept. 27. Arrangements were under the direction of Brashears Funeral Home of Huntsville.
Family links:
Parents:
Hobart Robert McChristian (1900 - 1984)
Hazel Alberta Boyd McChristian (1898 - 1983)
Spouse:
Melvin Gilbert (1924 - 1994)
Children:
Melva June Gilbert Leichner (1943 - 2012)*
Gerald Dean Gilbert (1951 - 2013)*
Sibling:
Ruby Ilene McChristian Gilbert (1922 - 2015)
Ora Belle McChristian Maggard (1924 - 2007)*
Burial:
Huntsville Cemetery
Huntsville
Madison County
Arkansas, USA
Created by: Mike C
Record added: Sep 25, 2015
Find A Grave Memorial# 152796465
- [S2923] Northwest Arkansas Times, Obituary George Calvin McChristian; announcement; 23 September 1968; p. 2, column 3; 5 April 2017.
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