Ruby A. Bottorff

Ruby A. Bottorff of Mineral Wells passed away October 24, 2014. She was born in Weatherford, Texas to Johnnie William Barnett and Laura Gertrude Sanders Barnett on March 26, 1940. Ruby Aree Barnett Bottorff was one of 12 children. She is preceded in death by her siblings Carl, John, Lewis, Elsie, Nelly, Leo, Laura Bell, Norma and Roy Barnett. Her survivors of her siblings include Minnie Barnett and Charles Barnett.Ruby went to school in Mineral Wells. She married Harlan Bottorff of Seattle, Washington on August 11, 1958 while Harlan was stationed in Mineral Wells at Fort Walters. Together they had two children here in Mineral Wells which are Edward William Bottorff and Doris Gene Bottorff Alton. They moved to Washington State where they had their third child, Rickey Alan Bottorff. While Ruby was in Washington she worked as a certified nurse's aide in a nursing home.In 1978 she returned to Texas and continued to work in nursing and private duty home care. Then she remarried her best friend Billy Gene Wiggington in January of 1988. Ruby had eight grandchildren; Shawna Bottorff Liles, Gary Bottorff, Rickey Bottorff, James Alton, John Alton Brandon Bottorff, Josh Alton and Katrena Bottorff Porter. She had 19 great-grandchildren and 3 great-great grandchildren.A graveside service was held Monday 10AM at Woodland Park Cemetery.