Ruby Lee Bakehorn, 85, of Wabash, Indiana, died at 8:15 am, Saturday, February 19, 2022, at her home. She was born on February 12, 1937, in Kentucky, to Bill and Lidia Mae (Breeding) Hall.
Ruby married Ralph E. Bakehorn, Jr. in Lagro, Indiana on September 24, 1966; he died December 27, 2015. She was a member of the Lagro American Legion Auxiliary and the Wabash V.F.W. Auxiliary.
She is survived by two children, Jeffrey A. Bakehorn and Karla Jo Bakehorn; two granddaughters, Brandy (Jeffrey) Hamm and Misty (Jeremy) Fry; and two great grandsons, Rylen Hamm and Cayden Hamm, all of Wabash, Indiana, her sister-in-law, Bonnie Hall of North Vernon, Indiana, and her adopted son Greg (Susan) Hite of Wabash. She was also preceded in death by her parents, son, James Barton Bakehorn, daughter-in-law, Jane Bakehorn, brother, Lloyd Hall, and her sister, Jean McGinnis.
Graveside services and burial will be 10:30 am, Wednesday, February 23, 2022, at Mississinewa Cemetery, Somerset, Indiana, with David Phillips officiating. Friends may call 4-7 pm Tuesday, February 22, 2022, at Grandstaff-Hentgen Funeral Service, 1241 Manchester Avenue, Wabash.
Preferred memorial is Animal Shelter of Wabash County.
The memorial guest book for Ruby may be signed at www.grandstaff-hentgen.com.
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