Ruth Eva Geyer Bone, 95, of Victoria, formerly of Ganado, passed away on Wednesday, October 12, 2022, in Victoria, Texas.  Ruth was born on Thursday, January 27, 1927, in Royal Oak, Michigan, to Delbert Geyer and Lettie Russell Geyer.  She spent her childhood in Wixom, Michigan, and graduated from Walled Lake High School in Walled Lake, Michigan in 1944, and from Highland Park General Hospital School of Nursing in Detroit, Michigan in 1947.

In exchange for financial aide in nursing school, Ruth signed an agreement to serve military medical facilities upon her graduation from nursing school, if WWII was still in progress.  During nursing school she worked at Ford Motor Company as a screw machine operator to supplement her income.  After graduating from nursing  school, even though the war was over, Ruth and two fellow nurses went to Hawaii as civilians.  She worked in Queens Hospital, Honolulu, Oahu, Territory of Hawaii for 14 months.  While there she met and married Miller "Jack" Haines Bone of Gatesville, Texas.  They married in Hawaii on Monday, June 27, 1949, and were married for 69 years.

Through the years, Ruth served at Hillcrest Hospital in Waco, Texas, at Coryell County Memorial Hospital in Gatesville, Texas as Director of Nurses, and at Brackenridge Hospital in Austin, Texas as supervisor of the Staff Medicine Floor for 5 years.  In 1961, her family moved to Ganado where she rose to the position of Director of Nursing at Ganado Mauritz Memorial Jackson County Hospital.

Beginning in 1974, Ruth and Jack lived in several overseas countries with his job: Saudi Arabia, Abu Dhabi, England, Scotland, Peru, and Indonesia.  They also lived in several location in the U.S., settling in Edmond, Oklahoma.

Ruth and Jack returned to the Ganado area in 1993 when he retired from Mobil Oil.  They settled in Victoria where Ruth was an active member of the First United Methodist Church and Beta Sigma Phi Sorority.  She was also active in the church quilting circle and continued her love of travel.  She especially enjoyed trips returning to Michigan. 

Ruth was preceded in death by her husband, Jack Bone, son, Michael John Bone, her parents, and two sisters; Margaret Geyer Randolph, and Audrey Geyer Ortwine.

She is survived by her daughter, Carol Ann Kramer, son-in-law, Lynn Kramer, granddaughters, Lisa Kramer Kuhlman (Curtis), Amy Kramer Hurt (Brad), and four great-grandchildren: Emily Kuhlman, Ashley Kuhlman, Jack Hurt, and Morgan Hurt.  Also surviving is a brother-in-law, Robert D. Thomas, along with several nieces and nephews.

Funeral Services will be held on Saturday, October 15, 2022 at Ganado Funeral Home Chapel, beginning with Visitation from 9:00 am to 10:00 am, followed by the Funeral Service at 10:00 am with, the retired, Reverend Carl Westbrook officiating.  Interment will follow at Ganado City Cemetery.

Services have been entrusted to Russell Todish of Ganado Funeral Home, 800 S. Third Street, Ganado, Texas, 77957, 361-771-2120.

Services have been entrusted to Russell Todish of Ganado Funeral Home, 800 S. Third St. Ganado, TX 77962, 361-771-2120