Ruthie Mae Knippers' Obituary
Graveside services for Ruthie Mae Knippers, 83, of Shreveport will be held Sunday, June 11, 2017 at 2 pm at the Evans Cemetery, under the direction of Labby Memorial Funeral Home of Leesville.
Visitation will be Saturday, June 10, 2017 from 4 pm until 8 pm at the Labby Memorial Funeral Home Chapel in Leesville.
Ruthie, the daughter of Thomas and Ella Smith Jarrell was born on August 28, 1933 in Evans, Louisiana. She passed away on Thursday, June 8, 2017, in Shreveport.
She was preceded in death by her parents and her son, Charles Douglas Knippers.
She is survived by her son, Tommy Knippers of Evans; daughter, JoAnn Mondello & husband Stephen of Shreveport; sisters, Shirley Goins of Shreveport and Dorothy Mitcham of Evans; five grandchildren, Corey Mondello, Wesley Knippers, Miki Johnson, Whitney Dupuis and Josie Gordy; five great-grandchildren and seven great great-grandchildren.
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