Ruth Elaine Sexson

January 17, 1946 - December 13, 2014

PRATT Ruth Elaine Sexson, 68, died Saturday, December 13, 2014 at Via Christi St Francis Hospital in Wichita, KS. She was born January 17, 1946 in Goodland, KS the daughter of Fred and Ruth (Glaze) Foos. She retired from the Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks in 2009 where she was a Licensing Clerk for 12 years. She was a member of Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Pratt, KS and the Pratt Area Quilters Guild. Quilting became a new found passion for someone who had been sewing all of her adult life and she most loved quilting for family members. On October 2, 1965 she married Keith E. Sexson, Jr at Sharon Springs, KS. He survives. Other survivors include daughters Brenda Sexson, Kirkwood, MO: Ronda and Allen Henery, Emporia, KS; and Kendra Sexson, Kansas City, KS; two brothers, Marvin Foos, Ulysses, KS; Fred Foos, Lamar, MO; one sister Margaret Aldridge, Weskan, KS, five grandchildren, Erika Granado, Alisha Henery, Keyara Frederick, and Keaston and Jaceyon Toombs. She was preceded in death by her parents and a sister Barbara Ryser. Visitation will be 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m., Wednesday, December 17, 2014 at Larrison Mortuary, 300 Country Club Rd., Pratt, KS. Vigil service will be Wednesday, December 17th at 7:00 p.m. at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Pratt. Mass of Christian Burial will be held 10:00 a.m. Thursday, December 18, 2014 at Sacred Heart Catholic Church with Reverend Floyd McKinney presiding. Memorials may be made to the American Diabetes Association or American Heart Association in care of the mortuary.