Ruth Anne Wysong joined her heavenly Father on July 23, 2021. She was born on January 10, 1944, in Goshen, IN to William and Betty (Briggs) Hippensteel. She was a member of the church choir, cheer block and Campfire girls. In High School she met Robert Wysong, and they were married on November 7, 1964. They lived in Goshen several more years before moving to Boca Raton, Florida. After retirement, she moved to Ft. Gaines, GA, then Alabaster, AL and finally Ocala, FL.
Ruth Anne was a schoolteacher in Palm Beach County for over 30 years, teaching 1st, 2nd, and 3rd grades. She received her Bachelor’s degree in Elementary Education from Ball State University in Muncie, IN followed by a Master of Education degree from Florida Atlantic University.
A lifelong Christian, Ruth Anne loved reading, sewing and living history but her passion was genealogy. She researched ancestry on both sides of her family, including many “cemetery vacations” across the Midwest and a dream trip to Northern Ireland!
Ruth Anne is survived by her husband Robert, son Brian (Kristin) Wysong and daughter Elise (Tony) Reed; grandchildren Robert, Katelyn, David Wysong, Morgan Reed and sister Sandi Harris. She was preceded in death by her brother Matthew Grover.
Fond memories and expressions of sympathy may be shared at www.ForestLawnOcala.com for the Wysong family.
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