RANNEY, Winbourne Ruth Bryan.
Winbourne Ruth Bryan Ranney died Feb 9, 2018, in Bisbee. She was 102.
She was preceded by her husband, Charles Richard Ranney, her daughter, Christine Cantey, her grandson Benjamin Ranney and her five siblings.
She leaves behind her children Kathleen Thayer, Susan Eikenbary, Richard Ranney, Jr., and Linda Hicks; nine grandchildren, 18 great-grandchildren and numerous nieces and nephews.
Mining was to play a major role in her life. Her father was in the first graduating class from Colorado School of Mines. Winbourne was born in the mining town of Amador City, CA, on July 12, 1915. The family followed mining jobs around the country, eventually landing in Pachuca, Mexico. Winbourne attended the University of California, Berkley, where she met mining engineer Charles Richard Ranney, whom she later married in the Philippines, where their first child, Christine, was born. They lived in various mining towns and camps in the West and Mexico before settling in Grand Junction, CO, where they lived for many years. Later she lived in Corvallis, OR, and Bisbee.
Winbourne was a loving daughter, sister, wife and mother. She loved being Abuelita to her grandchildren and great-grandchildren. She enjoyed gardening, reading, cooking, bird-watching and camping with family and her Girl Scout troop. She will be missed for her great sense of adventure and love of learning.
A memorial service is planned for July 12, 2019, in Amador City, CA.
— The Bisbee Observer, July 26, 2018.
1915 - 2018 (102 years)
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. Richard RANNEY, Jr.
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