Ruth Littler

Ruth Ellen (Travis) Littler was born in Mound City on November 26, 1924. She was one of 11 children of Roy and Rosetta (Combs) Travis.
Ruth graduated from Mound City High School. She worked at the dry cleaners in both Mound City and Atchison, Kansas. Ruth lived in St. Joseph for a few years, and moved back to Mound City in 2010.
She passed away at the Community Hospital in Fairfax, Missouri on Sunday, September 21, 2014 at the age of 89.
Preceding her in death were her parents; siblings and their spouses, Denzil “Pete” and Dorothy Travis, Lucille and Bill Graff, Helen and Don Phillippe, Doris and Ray Reynolds, Kathleen and Bill Rich, and Mary and Joe Tapp; and sisters, Betty Louise and Hazel Travis.
Survivors include her children and their spouses, Debra and Dan Johnson of St. Joseph, Missouri, James “Jim” and Caron Harris of Groton, Connecticut, and Richard Harris and David Turvey, both of Mound City; brother and sister-in-law, Dean and Sue Travis, Scottsdale, Arizona; sister and brother-in-law, Vera and Ralph Duncan, Albuquerque, New Mexico; five grandchildren, Dusti Frans and companion Jeff Resler, Tanya Johnson and fiance’ Doug Roth, Andrew and his wife Glenda Johnson, James Harris, Jr. and his wife and Diane, and Aaron Harris; four great grandchildren, Ava and Griffin Harris, and Taylor and Audrey Johnson (and Alex on the way); numerous nieces and nephews; and her “grand-dogs” Hootie and Baby.
Graveside services and interment were held on Wednesday, Sept. 24, 2014 at 11:00 am at Mount Hope Cemetery in Mound City. Memorials may be directed to the cemetery.