Ruth Holland

Ruth Holland, age 86, of Liberal, passed away Thursday, December 22, 2011 at Research Medical Center in Kansas City, Missouri.       Ruth was born August 10, 1925, near Sheldon, Missouri, one of the nine children of Sterling and Minnie (Duggins) George.  She attended Prairie Center Grade School northwest of Sheldon and Sheldon High School.  On January 9, 1943 at Sheldon, Ruth married Howard Truman Holland and they had celebrated 46 years together before his passing on August 24, 1989.  She was also preceded in death by her parents; four brothers including a stillborn infant, Les, Ray and Sam George; and three sisters, Velma Garwood, Margaret Lightner, and Ellen Bowker.       Survivors include two sons, Howard & wife Louise Holland, Liberal, and Donald D. Holland, Lamar; a sister, Martha Gordon, Lamar; three grandchildren, Curt & Mary Holland, Nashville, Tennessee, Tina & Phil VanKirk, and Tim Holland, all of Lamar; six great-grandchildren, Amber Holland, Kelsey (Holland) Lin, & Brooklin Holland, Shelby, Shanda, & Kelly VanKirk; and a large extended family.       In addition to being a homemaker, Ruth had worked at Fort Scott, Kansas for Aaron's Poultry and The Pottery.  She will be remembered by many for her 20-year career as an independent Stanley Products dealer and for all the berries purchased from the Holland Strawberry Patch.  Always active in her community, Ruth was a member of the Christian Church of Liberal, the Refund Club and the Sisters Club.       Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m. Tuesday, December 27th at the Christian Church of Liberal where the family will receive friends from 1:00 p.m. until service time.  Burial will be in Worsley Cemetery.       Memorial contributions are suggested to the memorial fund of the Christian Church of Liberal or Worsley Cemetery in care of Daniel Funeral Home.