Ruby Viola (Dodson) Ransdell, 87, of Lexington, died Sunday, April 16, 2006, at her home in Lexington.

Services will be at 3 p.m. on Wednesday, April 19, at First United Methodist Church in Lexington with Reverend John Craig officiating.

Burial will be in the Greenwood Cemetery at Lexington. Visitation was Tuesday, April 18, at the Reynolds-Love Chapel in Lexington, which is in charge of arrangements.

Survivors include her sister, Velma (Wayne) Marienau of Kearney; nieces and nephews, Gary and Kathy Enochs of Overton, Linda and Bob Larson of Overton, and Randy and Bonita Enochs of New York City, N.Y.; great-nieces and nephews, Gena and Barry Carpenter of Overton, Wayne and Lisa Enochs of Overton, Judd Larson of Medford, Ore., Amy and Matt Mahony of Bronx, N.Y., Mark Larson of Overton, and Brendan, Lauren and Evan Enochs of New York City, N.Y.; Great-great nieces and nephews, Alison, Alicia, and Arran Carpenter of Overton, Ethan, Kinzy and Sidney Enochs of Overton, and Max and Connor Mahony of Bronx, N.Y. She was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Bert; and infant brother, Dale.

Ruby was born Sept. 29, 1918, at Grandma Hanson's place in Gosper County to Walter and Ruth A. (Hanson) Dodson. In 1921, the family moved to a farm north of Lexington where Ruby spent her formative years.

In 1934, the family moved to the Tom Reed farm. Ruby and her sister, Velma, attended the Tom Reed School, which now has been relocated near the Dawson County Historical Society in Lexington. She then attended high school in Lexington, graduating in 1937.

Following graduation, Ruby did housework for Naomi Bacon and Ione Prasch. In the fall of 1937, she started to work at Mallets Sweet Shop, where she continued working until 1941. She then went to work at the City Bakery run by Clate and Melrose Ransdell.

Around 1950, when the Ransdell's sold the business, Ruby became an employee at Prasch's Grocery Store. This is where she met her sweetheart and future husband, Johnny Betram "Bert" Ransdell. She stayed 15 years at Prasch's until the store was sold. She also worked at Hazel's Town and Country Dress Shop, but one really remembers her waiting tables at A & W, where she worked until she retired.On June 27, 1962, Ruby and Bert were married in North Platte. Ruby loved to travel. The couple took her parents on a trip every summer. She enjoyed family gatherings and being with her sister and her family. Although the couple had no children of their own, she adopted her nieces and nephews and loved them all very much.

Memorials are suggested to First United Methodist Church or Lexington Volunteer Fire Department.

--Obituary obtained from the Lexington Clipper-Herald