Charlotte Lucille Rucker, 94, died Sunday, May 1, 2011.
She was born May 3, 1916, in Hutchinson, the daughter of Charles and Hazel Lucille Chitwood Rampenthal.
She was a 1934 graduate of Hutchinson High School, a member of First United Methodist Church, Hutchinson, and worked at Montgomery Ward as a clerk with 20 years of service.
On May 3, 1936, she married Viron Clifford Rucker in Hutchinson. He died May 12, 1979.
She is survived by: a daughter, Barbara Morris of Hutchinson; daughter-in-law, Vicki Rucker of Hutchinson; three sisters, Aline Yoder and Joan Bontrager, both of South Hutchinson, Melva Bornholdt of Hutchinson; three granddaughters, Terri and Stan Oyler of Hutchinson, Darcy and Andy Koch of Rochester, Minn., Kristi and Jon Wesley of Lawrence; and a great-grandson, Kyle Oyler of Andover. She was preceded in death by her parents; a son, Dr. Charles V. Rucker; a brother, Howard Rampenthal; and a son-in-law, Jim Morris.
Funeral service will be at 10:30 a.m. Thursday, May 5, 2011, at Elliott Chapel with the Rev. Mark Conard officiating. Burial will be in Fairlawn Burial Park. Calling hours will be 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Wednesday at Elliott Mortuary and Crematory.
Memorial gifts may be made to First United Methodist Church, Hutchinson, in care of the mortuary.
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