Ruth Boone Herron

Ruth Boone Herron, 95, Lapel, passed away Tuesday, April 10, 2007, at Manor Care in Anderson.
She was born on January 5, 1912, in Lapel, Indiana, to Glenn and Lulu (Graham) Boone.
She graduated from Lapel High School in 1930 and received a Bachelor of Arts from Ball State University in 1959.
Ruth retired in 1977 after 30 years as an elementary and junior high school teacher at Lapel School and was previously the editor of The Lapel Review.
She was a lifelong member of the Trinity United Methodist Church in Lapel, the Lida Teeters Circle of the church, the Lapel Rural Garden Club, the Indiana State Teachers Association, the Indiana Retired Teachers Association, the Duo Bridge Club, the Daughters of the American Revolution, the former Lapel Golden Glows and the former Lapel Order of Eastern Star Chapter 457.
She is survived by one daughter, Rita (husband, Tom) Brown, Louisville, KY; one granddaughter, Nora Brown of Louisville, KY; a nephew, Philip Boone of Lapel; close friends, Mary and Wilbur Pettigrew of Anderson; one brother-in-law; two sisters-in-law; and several nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her parents; and her husband, David Clark Herron.
Funeral will be held at 10:30 am Saturday at Scott E. Hersberger Funeral Home in Lapel with Rev. Evan Lash officiating. Burial will follow in Brookside Cemetery, Lapel.
Visitation will be Friday from 5:00 pm to 8:00 pm at Scott E. Hersberger Funeral Home, 1010 North Main Street, Lapel.
Memorial contributions may be made to Trinity United Methodist Church, P. O. Box 606, Lapel, Indiana 46051-0606 or the American Cancer Society

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