Obituary of Ruth Mueller Knight Valentine

Ruth Mueller Knight Valentine, age 85, a native of Illinois, longtime resident of Missouri and resident of Franklinton, LA died Monday, January 31, 2011 at Heritage Manor Nursing Home in Franklinton. She was born December 7, 1925 in Belleville, Illinois, the daughter of William H. and Bertha Fischer Sippel. She is survived by a brother, Bill Sippel of Kirkwood, MO; sister Judith Stuehrenberg of Cochrane, Alberta, Canada; Nephews and their spouses, Dr. Todd and Lawanda Duenckel of Knoxville, TN and Thomas and Cindy Duenckel of Baton Rouge, LA; Niece and spouse, Beverly and Zane Sherrill of Buckeye, AZ; as well as several close cousins and friends. She was preceded in death by a son, Gary David Mueller; sister, Virginia Mae Duenckel; parents, William H. and Bertha Fischer Sippel and husbands, Charles J. Mueller, Alvin Knight and Guy Valentine.