Ruby Dolores Powers Rowlett Obituary (1931

Let Us Pause To Honor the Memory of Mrs. Ruby Dolores Powers Rowlett Mrs. Ruby Dolores Powers Rowlett, age 89, of Madison, Indiana entered this life on December 13, 1931 in Rising Sun, Indiana. She was the loving daughter of the late Carl and Beulah Wainscott Powers. She was raised in Switzerland and Ohio counties and was a 1949 graduate of Patriot High School. Ruby then attended nursing school at Bethesda in Cincinnati, Ohio. On May 10, 1952 she was united in marriage to Merle W. Rowlett in Uniontown, Indiana. This happy union of 56 years was blessed with a son, Stephen and a daughter, Melanie. The family settled on their farm in 1967 and Ruby was a devoted wife, loving mom and grandma. She worked hard on the farm and was a homemaker the rest of her life. She had worked as an Avon Sales Lady early in life and enjoyed the people she met. She was a faithful member of the Hopewell Baptist Church near Volga and served as the church pianist. She enjoyed membership in the Smyrna Homemakers and the Patriot Alumni. Ruby was known for cooking skills, loved playing the piano and sewing. She was awaiting the birth of two more great grandchildren. Ruby died on Friday, January 29, 2021, at 10:30 p.m. at the Hosparus Inpatient Unit of Norton Pavilion in Louisville, Kentucky. Please Click Here to View the Video Tribute Please Click Here to View the Funeral Service Recording A LOVING FAMILY Ruby will be missed by her loving son, Stephen Rowlett and his wife, Roberta of Madison, Indiana; her loving daughter, Melanie Renschler and her husband, Neal of Madison, Indiana; her grandchildren, Mandy Renschler Yates (Jonathan), Derek Renschler (Tammy Ellis), Wayne Rowlett (Felicia Fey), and Kyle Rowlett (Kimberly Brooks); her great grandchildren, Audrey, Elliott, and Colton; her sister, Lulu Belle Thomas and her husband, Donald of Patriot, Indiana; her brother in law, Graham Rowlett and his wife, Ruth of O Brien, Florida; several nieces, nephews and other relatives. She was preceded in death by her father, Carl Powers, her mother, Beulah Wainscott Powers, her beloved husband of 56 years, Merle W. Rowlett, died January 26, 2008, her brothers, Albert Powers, Omer Powers, and Carl Powers, and her sister, Georgia McDole. FUNERAL CEREMONY Funeral services will be conducted Wednesday, February 3, 2021, at 2:00 p.m., by Pastor Steve Herald at the Morgan & Nay Funeral Centre, 325 Demaree Drive in Madison, Indiana. Interment will follow in the Grandview Memorial Gardens, 9306 North US 421 in Madison, Indiana. VISITATION Friends may visit Wednesday from 11:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. at the Morgan & Nay Funeral Centre, 325 Demaree Drive in Madison, Indiana. MEMORIAL EXPRESSIONS Memorial contributions may be made to the Hopewell Baptist Church or the Jefferson County Homemakers Scholarship Fund. Cards are available at the Morgan & Nay Funeral Centres of Madison and Hanover. Online condolences, remembrances and memorials can be left at www.morgan-nay.com Make An Online Memorial Donation To send a flower arrangement in memory of Ruby Dolores Powers Rowlett, please click here to visit our sympathy store.