Ruby Mae Looper

Service: 10 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 6, at Roller-Christeson Funeral Home, with interment at Brittain Cemetery in Olvey; Visitation: 4-6 p.m. Friday, Feb. 5, at the funeral home.

Ruby Mae Randall Looper, age 86, of Harrison, passed away at her home Wednesday, Feb. 3 (2016).  

She was born Dec. 10, 1929, in Protem, Missouri, to George Andrew and Julia Rozella Sabin Randall.  

Ruby attended Liberty Landmark Missionary Baptist Church and was a lifelong resident of Boone County. She married Everett Looper on March 16, 1948, at the home of Henry Purdom. She worked a number of years at Oberman’s Garment Factory in Harrison and taught preschool at St. John’s Episcopal Church. She enjoyed being outside either fishing or gardening. She also enjoyed crochet, quilting and many other crafts. She was everyone’s granny and made everyone feel special including her grandchildren who each had something special she would do for them.  

Mrs. Looper is survived by her son and daughter-in-law, JR and Desiree Looper; three daughters and sons-in-law, Janice Harris, Juanita and JC Rucker and Margaret and James McEntire; nine grandchildren, David, Kimberly, Brittnie, B.J., Tiffany, Josh, Morgan, Lyndsey and Candy; and 13 great-grandchildren. 

She is also survived by her sister, Mary Brenner; and two brothers and sister-in-law, EJ and Juanita Randall and Art Randall.

She was preceded in death by her husband; her parents; brother, George Randall; sister, Marie Schupp; and great-grandchild, Grace Abner. 

Funeral service will be at 10 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 6, at Roller-Christeson Funeral Home, with Tom Peltier officiating. Interment will be in Brittain Cemetery in Olvey. Visitation will be 4-6 p.m. Friday, Feb. 5, at the funeral home.  

Pallbearers will be B.J. Harris, Joshua Harris, David McEntire, Kent Abner, John Mueller and Dana Williams.

Honorary pallbearers are Neal Clark, Jim Horton, Ronnie Cope, Dr. Shawn Bogle, Linda Randall and Laura Crow.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Brittain Cemetery, 180 Bellefonte Road, Harrison, AR 72601.

Arrangements are by Roller-Christeson Funeral Home.  

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