Ruth Yvonne Magoon

Ruth Yvonne Magoon, 76, of Lexington, Nebraska, died Sunday, January 9, 2011, at Good Samaritan Hospital in Kearney, Nebraska. Ruth was born March 14, 1934 at Oconto, Nebraska to Clifford A. and Leota (L. (Flint) Martin. She was a 1951 graduate of Oconto High School and attended Kearney State Teacher’s College where she received her teaching degree. She taught for one year at Park Valley School. She was united in marriage to Sidney A. Magoon on May 5, 1962, at Waukegan, Illinois while Sid was in the Navy. She devoted her time to raising her sons and traveling with Sid. She loved being with family and having family get-togethers. You could find her looking for treasures at garage sales, doing beautiful embroidery projects, reading and working in her garden. Ruth was a 40 year member of the Evangelical Free Church. She will be so missed. Survivors include her sons: Randy (Debra) Adams of Cozad, Nebraska Mike (fiance’ Kathleen) Adams of Lexington, Nebraska One brother: Roger (Sharon) Martin of Oconto, Nebraska Five sisters: Darlene (Verlouis) Forster of Smithfield, Nebraska Violet “Vi” Eggleston of Oconto, Nebraska Wanda (Bonnie) Eggleston of Oconto, Nebraska Beulah Eggleston of Oconto, Nebraska Virginia (Virgil) Coryell of Lexington, Nebraska Four grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. Ruth was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Sidney in October of 2010; brother, Clifford Martin; brothers-in-law, Keith Eggleston, Don Eggleston and Ken Eggleston and Jim Davis; sister-in-law, Pearl Martin; nephews, Rodger Eggleston, Travis Eggleston, Joey Davis and Randy Messbarger and one niece, Regina Araujo. Funeral Services will be Thursday, January 13, 2011, at 11:00 a.m. at Evangelical Free Church in Lexington with Pastor Duane Russell officiating. Visitation will be held Wednesday, January 12, 2011, from 5-7 p.m. at the Reynolds-Love Chapel in Lexington. Burial will be held at 2:00 p.m. at Fort McPherson National Cemetery at Maxwell, Nebraska. Memorials are suggested to the Donor’s Choice. Reynolds-Love Funeral Home in Lexington is in charge of arrangements. Please direct Online condolences to the family through: reynoldslovefuneralhome.