Custer County Chief

January 14, 1984

Ruby Pryce

Ruby R. Pryce was born July 26, 1922 at Milford to Arthur L. and Wilamena Pauline Eltiste Wingert and died January 5, 1984, at Broken Bow at the age of 61

Ruby had made her home in the Broken Bow area since her marriage to Van G. Pryce in 1964. She was employed at the Broken Bow County Club at the time of her death.

Survivors include two daughters, Mrs. Retha Ruth Meis of Thousand Oaks, California and Mrs. Sheila Dee Carr of Overton, Nebraska. One son, Carl Lee Todd of Breckenridge, Colorado, and 8 grandchildren; Joseph Louis Meis Jr., John Lee Meis, James Lawrence Meis and Jennifer Meis, all of Thousand Oaks, California. Margue Todd of Breckenridge, Colorado, Russ Lynn Nichols, Dayle Dee Nicholas and Ted Lee Nichols, all of Kearney.

She was preceded in death by her parents and husband, Van Pryce. Memorials may be given in her name to the Valley Hope Centers at Norton, Kansas or O’Neill.

Services were held Wednesday, January 11, at 2:00 p.m., at the Govier Brothers Chapel in Broken Bow, with Reverend Gregory Clark officiating. Burial was in the Armada Cemetery at Miller. Mrs. Norma Johnson was the organist and Allan Woodard was the soloist.

Honorary pallbearers were: Joseph Meis, John Meis, Russ Nichols, Alvin Brink and James Meis. Active pallbearers were: Ted Nichols, Tom Connely, Bob Harold and Albert Pryce.