Ruby moved to Cartwright OK in 1936. She attended Colbert schools and Grayson County College. She waitressed for multiple cafes in Denison where she met Ed Kaufman. They were married April 17, 1954. She then lived her life as a wife and a work at home mother until the late 1960s, when she went to work for Denison Independent School District as a cook for 12 years and kept records for the family business. After the passing of Ed, she babysat and sat with the elderly.
She is a long time member of Gospel Light House Church in Colbert, Oklahoma where she acquired a very loving church family including Brother and Sister Beal.
Ruby was proceeded in death by her parents, Jessie and Sarah Hartline, and her sisters and brother; Helen (William) Buckner of Olten, TX; Valera (Elmer) Reynolds of Port Arthur, TX; Leona (Joe) Martin, Dorothy Nichols, and Charles Hartline all of Cartwright, OK.
She is survived by her children; Eddie Kaufman of Pottsboro, TX; Gerold (Karen) Kaufman of Denison, TX; and Sharon (Mark) Lambert of Durant, OK, grandchildren and great Grandchildren.
Visitation will be held Saturday, January 9, 2021 from 10am-1pm at Bratcher Funeral Home, 401 W Woodard, Denison, Texas.
Fond memories and expressions of sympathy may be shared at www.bratcherfuneralhome.com for the Kaufman family.
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