Ruby Hendrickson

Ruby Irene Cooper Hendrickson passed away, June 24, 2020. She was born July 28, 1923 in Clarke County, the daughter of Perry Edward and Lily Ferne Cooper. She married Elias Anthony (Tony) Hendrickson on November 21, 1942. Ruby graduated from Lorimor School and earned a teaching certificate in 1941. She taught in three different country schools until she married. Tony had basic training in Anniston, Alabama, where she worked in a tank factory until he was shipped overseas for World War II. She returned to Winterset and worked in a grocery store. When the war ended, she and Tony started a family and Ruby was a homemaker raising four children. Ruby went to work for the Winterset Community Schools in the food service department in 1973. She later became the Director of the Food Services until she retired at the age of 84. She was a favorite of many school children. She was constantly in motion and loved gardening. She also enjoyed reading, playing cards, and collecting chickens. She was preceded in death by her husband, E.A. "Tony" Hendrickson; parents; brothers, HM (Miles) Cooper and Edward Cooper; sister, Virginia Silliman Leslie; infant son, Gary Edward Hendrickson; and grandson, Nathan Lee Horn. She is survived by her children: Beverly (Richard) Horn of Carrollton, Georgia, Betty Hendrickson, Barbara (Mark) Tunell, and Jim Hendrickson of Winterset. She has four grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren: Justin Horn, Emily Horn (Dan) Fincham-Elias and Owen; Grant (Alexis) Tunell-Ainsley and Adley; and Samantha Tunell (Evan) Hollingsworth-Ty, Vera, Tess, and Max. She also had many loving nieces and nephews. A visitation will be held 4:00 to 7:00 p.m., Monday, June 29, 2020 at Caldwell Parrish Funeral Home, Winterset Chapel, where family will be present to receive friends from 6:00 to 7:00 p.m. A graveside service will be held 10:00 a.m., Tuesday, June 30 at the Winterset Cemetery. The family and funeral home ask that anyone in attendance to the visitation or graveside to please follow social distancing guidelines. Live streaming of the graveside service will be available on Ruby's tribute wall. Memorials may be directed to C.R.I.S.P. (Community Resources in Service to People). Online condolences may be left at www.caldwellparrish.com