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Ruby Ilene McChristian[1]

Female 1922 - 2015  (93 years)

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  • Name Ruby Ilene McChristian 
    Born 19 May 1922  Hindville, Madison County, Arkansas Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Gender Female 
    Died 20 Sep 2015  Fayetteville, Washington County, Arkansas Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Buried 27 Sep 2015  Huntsville, Madison County, Arkansas Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Person ID I34332  Family
    Last Modified 22 Dec 2016 

    Father Hobert R. McChristian,   b. 25 Nov 1900, Wesley, Madison County, Arkansas Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 14 May 1984, Witter, Madison County, Arkansas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 83 years) 
    Mother Hazel Alberta Boyd,   b. 21 Aug 1898, Wesley, Madison County, Arkansas Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 27 Jul 1983, Huntsville, Madison County, Arkansas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 84 years) 
    Family ID F12075  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Melvin Junior Gilbert,   d. 21 Dec 1994 
    Children 
     1. Gerald Dean Gilbert,   b. 6 Jan 1951, Huntsville, Madison County, Arkansas Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 29 Nov 2013, Cameron, Le Flore County, Oklahoma Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 62 years)
     2. Melva June Gilbert,   b. 18 Jul 1943, Huntsville, Madison County, Arkansas Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 16 Jan 2012, Fayetteville, Washington County, Arkansas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 68 years)
    Last Modified 30 May 2024 
    Family ID F12076  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

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    Link to Google MapsDied - 20 Sep 2015 - Fayetteville, Washington County, Arkansas Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - 27 Sep 2015 - Huntsville, Madison County, Arkansas Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S2927] Find a Grave, 22 December 2016; Hazel Alberta "Allie" Boyd McChristian.
      Hazel Alberta "Allie" Boyd McChristian
      Birth: Aug. 21, 1898
      Wesley
      Madison County
      Arkansas, USA
      Death: Jul. 27, 1983
      Huntsville
      Madison County
      Arkansas, USA
      The Madison County Record
      Huntsville, AR
      4 Aug 1983
      Hazel Alberta McChristian, 84, of Route 1, Wesley, died July 27, 1983, at the Huntsville Memorial Hospital. She was born Aug. 21, 1898 at Wesley, Ark., the daughter of John C. and Cus T. Parks Boyd. She was a member of the Church of Christ.
      Survivors include her husband, Hobart McChristian of the home; one son, Robert McChristian of Fayetteville; four daughters, Mrs. Ruby Gilbert, Mrs. Cleta Leichner and Mrs. Faye Robbins, all of Fayetteville and Mrs. Ora Maggard of Witter; two sisters, Mrs. Susie Falkner of Wesley and Mrs. Mildred Lewis of Fayetteville; 12 grandchildren; 15 great-grandchildren and one great-great-grandchild.
      Funeral services were held at 10 a.m. Friday, July 29, in the chapel of Brashears Funeral Home with C.J. Jackson, Minister, officiating. Burial was in the Bohannan Cemetery under the direction of Brashears Funeral Home.
      Pallbearers were Steve Leichner, Wayne Robbins, Larry Maggard, Jerry Lewis, Gleason Lawson and Dean Gilbert.
       Family links: 
       Parents:
        John Calvin Boyd (1872 - 1938)
        Cussie Tennesee Parks Boyd (1872 - 1936)
        Spouse:
        Hobart Robert McChristian (1900 - 1984)
        Children:
        Ruby Ilene McChristian Gilbert (1922 - 2015)*
        Ora Belle McChristian Maggard (1924 - 2007)*
        Siblings:
        Hazel Alberta Boyd McChristian (1898 - 1983)
        Susan Ann Boyd Falkner (1901 - 2004)*
        Melvin Boyd (1904 - 1928)*
        Marion Ernest Boyd (1907 - 1973)*
       Burial:
      Bohannan Mountain Cemetery
      Huntsville
      Madison County
      Arkansas, USA
       Created by: Mike C
      Record added: Feb 21, 2010
      Find A Grave Memorial# 48435998

    2. [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