RUBY L. OTTENDORF-KIMMONS

Ruby L. Ottendorf-Kimmons, 98, of Republic passed away on March 16, 2025. She was born in Republic on Nov. 18, 1926.
She graduated from Republic High School with the class of 1944.
On March 17, 1946, she married Don Ottendorf, and they were blessed with one daughter, Joyce. They shared 23 years until his passing in 1969.
In 1976, she married Pete Kimmons, and they shared 24 years together before his passing in 2000.
She received her master’s degree in education and taught kindergarten and first grade in the Republic school system for many years.
She was a lifetime member of Republic Assembly of God Church, joining the church on Feb. 2, 1952.
She is survived by her daughter, Joyce Ray; two grandsons; five great-grandchildren; 10 great-great-grandchildren; two special friends, Donna Guessberg and Brenda Mahok; as well as other extended family and countless friends.
She was preceded in death by her husbands, Don Ottendorf and Pete Kimmons; son-in-law, Pat Ray; and a sister, Donna Carr.
Funeral services were held on Saturday, March 22, at Meadors Funeral Home. She was laid to rest in Wade Chapel Cemetery.