Ruth M. Stacy

Ruth Maxine Stacy, the oldest of eleven children of Nita Ruth (Bradway) and Archie Clifford Anderson, was born June 29, 1915 at her parent's home in White Cloud Township near Hastings, Iowa. The family moved to a farm north of Glenwood, Iowa where Ruth attended the Oak Bluff No. 2 country school. After graduating from school, Ruth helped her parents care for her younger siblings and worked at the Christian Home in Council Bluffs, Iowa.
Ruth and Archie Cody Stacy were married in Glenwood on June 25, 1934. Archie worked at the Carter Orchard near Glenwood during the next few years and he and Ruth lived in homes provided to them as part of his salary. Their marriage was blessed with six children Elaine, Keith, Roger, Anna, Carol, and Linda. Ruth cared for the children and following the untimely death of their daughter Elaine, Ruth and Archie raised Elaine's two year old son, Dale Kirkpatrick. Archie accepted a job with the Wabash Railroad and the family moved to the Malvern, Iowa area where Archie later worked for Richard Goy. With her family now grown, Ruth took a job at the Union Carbide Battery Plant in Red Oak, Iowa. Ruth and Archie later returned to the Glenwood area where Ruth took a job in the Dietary Dept. of the Glenwood State Hospital School and later worked at LeMode Cleaners.
Ruth and Archie had been members of the Hillsdale United Methodist Church near Glenwood where their children were baptized. Ruth enjoyed sewing, crocheting, and embroidery work. She loved quilting and had completed a quilt for everyone in the family. She especially enjoyed John Wayne movies and memorabilia.
Ruth and Archie had been married for 52 years when Archie died on August 23, 1986. Ruth continued to live in Glenwood and worked part-time as a foster grandparent for the Glenwood Resource Center. Due to failing health, Ruth moved to Glen Haven Home in Glenwood in April of 2002. Surrounded by her family, Ruth died at Glen Haven Home on January 9, 2003 having attained the age of 87 years, 6 months, and 10 days. In addition to her husband Archie and daughter Elaine Kirkpatrick, Ruth was preceded in death by her parents; 11 year old brother Marion and infant brother Franklin, brothers Herbert Anderson, Floyd Anderson, and Ray Anderson. She is survived by her children Keith Stacy and his wife Ruth Anne of Marion, IA, Roger Stacy and his wife Janene of Glenwood, Anna Van Winkle and her companion Mick Thompson of Tabor, IA, Carol Stroud and her husband Roger of Glenwood, Linda Vinton and her husband Gary of Malvern; grandson Dale Kirkpatrick and wife Vicki of Hamburg, IA; brother Archie (Bill) Anderson of Council Bluffs, Richard (Woody) Anderson and his wife Mary of Malvern, and Buddy Anderson and his wife Frances of Shenandoah, IA; sisters Marie Topp and her husband Orville of Greenville, TX and Jane Miller and her husband Louis of Malvern; 10 grandchildren, 17 great grandchildren, and 4 great-great grandchildren; nieces and nephews; other relatives and friends.