Ruth Ann
Oxley, deceased
(May 15, 1946
- April 24, 2023)
The
1964 Senior Class
Ruth Ann Oxley
Submitted by Hoggard & Sons Funeral
Home, 142 N. 3rd Avenue, P.O. Box 415, Piggott, AR 72454
Ruth Ann (Oxley) Morgan of Kearney,
MO, passed away on April 23, 2023, after an extended bout of
cardio-pulmonary trauma. She was 76.
Ruth
Ann grew up in Piggott, AR, a small town near the Missouri bootheel. She
graduated from Piggott High School in May of 1964, and married her high
school sweetheart, Terry Morgan, on June 6th. They promptly hightailed
it to the bright lights of suburban Kansas City, MO, where they lived,
for the most part, happily ever after.
Ruth
Ann is survived by her son, Bryan Morgan, and daughter, Amy Morgan, both
of Kansas City, MO; her sister and brother-in-law, Sheila and Ronnie
Dunlap of Piggott, AR; and her niece, Courtney Dunlap, of Piggott, AR.
She was predeceased by her husband in 1990.
An
avid reader and filmgoer, Ruth Ann was a sucker for a well-crafted
story. She enjoyed vegetable gardening, especially tomatoes, spicy
peppers, and summer squash; she loved planting and tending to her
wildflowers, including coneflowers, Shasta daisies, and coreopsis; and
she spent many, many hours watching the birds in her trees - her
favorites were pileated woodpeckers (which single-handedly murdered one
of her favorite pines), the brave little Hollywood finches, and, most of
all, the gorgeous cardinals (both the dandified males and the subdued
yet complex females). After retiring from the US Postal Service in 2018,
she developed a passionate yoga and meditation practice.
In
lieu of gifts, her family requests that you consider a donation to your
local public television station.
Fare
thee well, Ruth Ann. Your legacy of thoughtful kindness lives on. May
you be happy.
May
you be well. May you be safe. May you be peaceful and at ease.
We
love you so. |