Ruby M. Zipperlen Hoffmeyer

Ruby M. Hoffmeyer, 89, entered into rest Saturday, May 10, 2014. Services will be 10:00 a.m. Thursday, May 15, at Adams Funeral Home in Marlin with the Rev. Jerry Arthur officiating. Burial will follow in the Meier Settlement Cemetery near Riesel. The family will receive friends 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday, May 14 at Adams Funeral Home.

Ruby was born May 31, 1924 in Marlin, Texas, to Charles Christian and Alma Emily (Woltmann) Zipperlen. She graduated from Mart High School and began a career with the McLennan County Tax Office as a Deputy Clerk. After many years of service, Ruby retired from the tax office. She was a lifelong resident of the Riesel area and a member of the Meier Settlement United Methodist Church where she served as a Sunday school teacher and was President of the United Methodist Women and Church Board Secretary for several years. Ruby married Lawrence Hoffmeyer on Sept. 14, 1945, in Waco and together they raised their four children. She loved gardening, fishing and family gatherings. Ruby adored her family and would always attend the children’s school activities and athletic events. She had a great sense of humor and loved to tell jokes. Ruby also loved going to church and she loved the Lord.

Ruby was preceded in death by her beloved husband of nearly 65 years, Lawrence Hoffmeyer; sisters, Selma Howard, Olga Earhart, Alice Doughty, Ann Isbell, Florence Zipperlen, twin sister Ruth Winkelmann, and Dorothy Federwisch; and her brothers, Ben, Alvin and Charles Zipperlen.

She is survived by her daughters, Virginia Tunmire and husband Shelby and Judy Guyer and husband David, both of Waco; sons, Tom Hoffmeyer and wife Kathy of China Spring and George Hoffmeyer and wife Rebecca of Loretto, TN; grandchildren, Shannon Zander of Hewitt, Cameron Hoffmeyer of Lawrenceburg, TN, and Caitlin Hoffmeyer of Memphis, TN; and great-grandchildren Dalton Zander and Ashlyn Zander, both of Hewitt.

If desired, memorials may be made to: Meier Settlement United Methodist Church Building Fund, Riesel, Texas.