RUTH B. ROBBINS HUEBERT
1929 - 2017
Obituary
Ruth B. Robbins Huebert, 87, of Newton,
died Friday (June 9, 2017) at the Wesley Medical Center in Wichita.
She was born on Oct. 19, 1929, in
Newton, the daughter of Philip William and Pearl Vidella Leech
Gibbens. Ruth attended schools in Newton.
She married Robert C. Robbins on Oct.
12, 1947, in Newton. They lived in Arizona for a short time before
returning to Newton. During the late 1950s and early 1960s, Ruth
worked at Hehr Manufacturing in Newton.
She married Ronald P. Huebert on Dec.
31, 1976, at the First Baptist Church in Newton. They later moved to
Derby. He died Dec. 16, 2002.
Ruth returned to Newton in 2007. She
was a longtime member of the First Baptist Church, the V.F.W. Ladies
Auxiliary, where she held several local, state and national offices,
including the office of State President. She had also been a very
active member of the Military Order of the Cooties. For many years,
she was a volunteer at the Veterans Hospital in Wichita and a
lifetime donor to the American Red Cross.
Survivors include sons, Robert "Steve"
Robbins and his wife Treva, and Rodney Robbins, all of Newton;
daughter, Rita Adams and Don Dixon of Sedgwick; brother, Philip
"Buzz" Gibbens of Gardner; grandchildren, Jennifer Behee,
Shawn Robbins and wife Shannon, Jessica Adams and Jade hAdams;
step-grandchildren, Megan Wilson and husband Josh, and Joshua
Crawford and wife Heather; great-grandchildren, Jaxson Robbins,
Jeremy Pless, Breckynn Behee, Wyatt Behee and Kimber Adams; and
step-great-grandchildren, Dilan Crawford, Dauri Crawford, Arianna
Wilson, Gage Wilson and Maddix Wilson.
Ruth was preceded in death by her
parents; infant son Duane; brothers, Jim, Gene, David and Bill
Gibbens; sister, Naomi Drake; and grandsons, Jon Robbins and Jeremy
Adams.
Funeral services will be held at 1
p.m., Tuesday (June 13, 2017) at the First Baptist Church in Newton.
Interment will be in the Greenwood Cemetery in Newton.
Friends may call at the funeral home
from 1 until 8 p.m. on Monday (June 12, 2017), where the family will
receive friends between 7 and 8 p.m.
A memorial has been established with
Meals On Wheels. Contributions may be sent to Broadway Colonial
Funeral Home, 120 E. Broadway, Newton, KS 67114.
Condolences may be left at
www.broadwaycolonialfh.com
Arrangements are by Broadway Colonial
Funeral Home, Newton.
