Ruth Weaver
1897 - 1985 (88 years)1. Ruth Weaver was born on 27 Sep 1897 in Clinton Township, Elkhart County, Indiana; died on 12 Dec 1985 in Sebastian County, Arkansas; was buried in Oakridge Cemetery, Goshen, Elkhart County, Indiana. Notes:
Ruth Hippensteel Vance
Goshen – Services for Ruth Hippensteel Vance, 88, formerly of 522 S. Third St., who died Thursday morning in Rose Care Center, Fort Smith, Ark., will be at 1 p.m. Monday in Blocker-Harris Funeral Home. Burial will be in Oakridge Cemetery. Friends may call from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home.
Mrs. Vance was born Sept. 27, 1897, in Elkhart County. On Sept. 27, 1915, she married Ernest Hippensteel. He died in 1924. On Feb. 2, 1945, she married Bert “Curly” Vance. He died May 28, 1978. Surviving are a son, Robert Hippensteel of Mountainberg, Ark.; four grandchildren; and a sister, Florence Sunthimer of Goshen. A son and a brother preceded her in death. Mrs. Vance had been a bookkeeper at Hodgson Hardware, House of Harter and Rieth-Riley Construction Co. She was active in the First United Church of Christ, where she was an organist and directed the choir.
The South Bend Tribune, South Bend, Indiana. Friday, 13 December 1985.
Buried:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/75568748/ruth-c.-vanceRuth married William Ernest Hippensteel on 27 Sep 1916 in Indiana. William was born on 14 Mar 1890 in Servia, Wabash County, Indiana; died on 29 Dec 1924 in Goshen, Elkhart County, Indiana; was buried in Oakridge Cemetery, Goshen, Elkhart County, Indiana. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 2. William Ernest Hippensteel
was born on 6 Jul 1924 in Goshen, Elkhart County, Indiana; died on 6 May 1949 in Elkhart County, Indiana; was buried on 8 May 1949 in Oakridge Cemetery, Goshen, Elkhart County, Indiana.
Ruth married Bert "Curly" Vance on 10 Feb 1945 in Indiana. Bert was born on 23 Dec 1889 in Goshen, Elkhart County, Indiana; died on 27 May 1978 in Sebastian County, Arkansas; was buried in Oakridge Cemetery, Goshen, Elkhart County, Indiana. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
- 2. William Ernest Hippensteel
Generation: 2
2. William Ernest Hippensteel (1.Ruth1) was born on 6 Jul 1924 in Goshen, Elkhart County, Indiana; died on 6 May 1949 in Elkhart County, Indiana; was buried on 8 May 1949 in Oakridge Cemetery, Goshen, Elkhart County, Indiana. Notes:
Driver Dies in Burning Car
Special to the News
Syracuse, Ind., May 6 – A Goshen man was burned to death and another was seriously injured when their car crashed and caught fire late last night a half-mile north of here.
William Hippensteel, 27, the driver, died in the flaming wreckage of the car. George Zellinger, 23, also of Goshen and a passenger in the car, was injured.
State police said Hippensteel apparently lost control of the car on a hill and crashed into a utility pole.
The Indianapolis News, Indianapolis, Indiana. Friday, 6 May 1949.
Buried:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/206323128/william-ernest-hippensteel
Plot NE 15Family/Spouse: Betty Lorraine Briggs. Betty was born on 7 Mar 1926 in South Bend, Saint Joseph County, Indiana; died on 9 Nov 1998 in Goshen, Elkhart County, Indiana; was buried on 14 Nov 1998 in Oakridge Cemetery, Goshen, Elkhart County, Indiana. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]