- BATTLE CREEK, Mich. -- Reba Anne Root, 85, of Battle Creek, passed away Friday, Dec. 18, 2009. She was born Nov. 16, 1924, in Salina, Kan., the daughter of Curtis Earl and Valrie Celia (Andrist) Just. She was a member of Battle Creek Bible Church and enjoyed reading and traveling.
On Oct. 18, 1946, she was married to Edwin Sheldon Root in Salina. He survives. Also surviving are two daughters, Jara Dee (Richard) Sutton, of Battle Creek, and Susan Dell Root, of Champaign, Ill.; two grandsons, Dr. Brian Zellers, of State College, Pa., and Captain Eric Zellers, of Fort Lewis in Tacoma, Wash.; two sisters-in-law, Lucille Just and Betty Just, both of Salina; and several nieces and nephews.
Reba was preceded in death by three brothers and two sisters, Earl Birdsill "Burt" Just, Wilma Floye Brookhouser, Robert Andrew "Bud" Just, Celia Mae Beach and Roy Thomas "Tom" Just.
Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday, Dec. 22, at Richard A. Henry Funeral Home, 703 Capital Ave, S.W., Battle Creek 49015. Interment will follow at Memorial Park Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Monday at the funeral home. Memorial contributions may be directed to Battle Creek Bible Church or Lifespan Good Samaritan Hospice Residence.
Salina Journal, The (KS)
Date: December 20, 2009
Page: A4
Record Number: 12CB71F1D87CBCE0
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