Ruth Vera Robbins, 84, Tonganoxie, KS died Saturday, June 14, 2008 at Tonganoxie Nursing Center.

Services will be 10 am Wednesday, June 18, 2008 at West Haven Baptist Church, Tonganoxie.  Burial will be in Chapel Hill Memorial Gardens, Kansas City, KS.  Friends may call 5 to 8 pm Tuesday at the Church.

Mrs. Robbins was born October 12, 1923 in Kansas City, KS, the daughter of William McKinley and Mary Ellen (Campbell) Shingleton.  Ruth was a charter member of West Haven Baptist Church, a volunteer at Good Shepherd Thrift Shop and belonged to Rinda Chapter #82, Order of the Eastern Star, all of Tonganoxie.  On January 18, 1941, she was united in marriage to Ralph H. Robbins.  She was vital to the operation of the family owned business, Midwest Carpet Co. for many years.

Ruth is survived by her husband, Ralph, of the home; two sons, David and wife, Lisa, Tonganoxie and Phillip (Finney) and wife, Marilyn, Lawrence, KS; three daughters, Mary and husband, Jules (Frenchie) Boudreaux, Tonganoxie, Linda and husband, Art Owen, Oskaloosa, KS and Melanie and husband, Rick Chapman, Tonganoxie; brother, Keith Shingleton, Gladstone, Mo; 14 grandchildren, 33 great grandchildren and 1 great-great grandson.

Ruth loved to crochet, embroidery and garden, but her true joy in life was her family.  She was a devoted wife, mother and grandmother.  Ruth’s warm smile and generous, loving spirit made her a friend to all.  She will be greatly missed.

In lieu of flowers, the family suggests memorials to Andy Robbins Scholarship Fund % Quisenberry Funeral Home, PO Box 993, Tonganoxie, KS 66086.  Online condolences to www.quisenberryfh.com