Ruby Jane Crabtree Stephens-Keeton, 101, of Monticello, Kentucky, passed away Saturday, February 10, 2024, at the Jean Waddle Care Center in Somerset, Kentucky.
She was the daughter of Christman and Myrta Burris Crabtree.
She was a member of the First Baptist Church, worked for Monticello Independent School System for many years and served on the Monticello Board of Education.
In addition to her parents, she is preceded in death by her brothers, Kenneth Crabtree, Leland Crabtree; first husband, Harry Stephens; second husband, Shelby Keeton.
She is survived by her nephew, John Crabtree of Arizona; special cousin, Thomas (Lea) Hammond, of Monticello, Kentucky; step-children, John Keeton, Don Keeton, Jan Demel; several other relatives.
The funeral service was conducted on Friday, February 16, 2024, at 1:00 p.m. E.S.T. in the Memory Chapel of New’s Monticello Funeral Home, with Bro. Mark Helton officiating and eulogy by Richie Huff. Honors were provided by the Monticello Order of The Eastern Star #526, and the DAV Auxiliary #105. Burial followed in the Elk Springs Cemetery in Monticello, Kentucky.
New’s Monticello Funeral Home was in charge of \arrangements.
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