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Vina 'Ruth' Lehr

May 5, 1930 — June 20, 2014

Vina “Ruth” Lehr of Harrisonville, Missouri was born May 5, 1930 in Harrisonville, Missouri, the daughter of Edward Alonzo and Hazel Fern (Johnston) Ramey. She departed this life on Friday, June 20, 2014 at St. Luke’s Hospital, Kansas City, Missouri surrounded by her loving family at the age of 84 years, 1 month and 15 days.
On November 3, 1951 Ruth was united in marriage to Wayne Shannon Lehr in El Dorado Springs, Missouri.
Ruth was a registered nurse and was employed as Director of Nursing at Adrian Manor Nursing Home in Adrian, Missouri until her retirement. She was a graduate of El Dorado Springs High School, a 1951 graduate of St. Luke’s School of Nursing, and received her degree in Health Arts at the College of St. Francis, Joliet, Illinois. Ruth was a member of the United Methodist Church, Harrisonville, Garden City Chapter #340 and Bayard Chapter #179 Order of the Eastern Star, Messiah Shrine #26, Adah Court #1, Order of Amaranth, Pleasant Valley Homemakers Club, VFW Auxiliary and the Cass Co. Registered Nurses Association. Ruth had lived in Kansas City before moving to the Eight Mile Place near Daugherty, Missouri in 1959. Besides her parents, Ruth was preceded in death by her husband, Wayne, on March 30, 2007, her son, David J. Lehr, her sister, Katherine M. Ames, and her brother James R. Ramey.
Ruth is survived by sons Phillip R. Lehr (Debbi) and Roger W. Lehr (Cheryl), all of Harrisonville, Missouri, Jeffrey A. Lehr of Kansas City, Missouri, and a daughter, Sharon K. McGee (Jim), of Harrisonville, Missouri, and daughter-in-law Joanne Lehr of Wichita, Kansas. Ruth also leaves 16 grandchildren - Shannon Lehr, Jessica Lehr, Shayla Lehr-Hillman, Dustin Lehr, Austin Lehr (Mandy), Jerami Harris (Amanda), Amy Taylor, David Harris, Alisa Bayes (Corey) and Adam McGee (Megan), Brad Voth (Angel), along with 15 great-grandchildren – Taylor Hillman, Trey Lehr, Rylee Lehr, Regan Lehr, Reese Lehr, Rowan Lehr, Rhett Lehr, Corbyn Harrison, Jazmyne Harris, Kenady Taylor, Kayden Taylor, ZoeJayne Harris, Madeline McGee, Dominick Cibrian, and Andrah Woody, other relatives and a host of friends.
Eastern Star Services were held Tuesday, June 24, 2014 at 2:00 p.m. Funeral services followed and were held at the United Methodist Church.
The family suggest that memorial contributions may be made to the American Cancer Society or to the Alzheimer's Association.
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