Ruby (Brown) Sneed December 29, 1924 - October 3, 2012 (Kokomo, Indiana) Eighty-seven year old Ruby I. (Brown) Sneed of Converse died on October 3, 2012 at Northwood Village in Kokomo, Indiana. Mrs. Sneed was born on December 29, 1924 in Sesser, Illinois. She was the daughter of the late Alonzo and Maggie (Risley) Brown. Ruby I. Brown married Orville Sneed on March 9, 1941. They came to Converse in 1959. Together, they owned and operated "Try My Beauty Shop" until retirement in 1989. Mr. Sneed preceded Ruby in death in November 1990. Mrs. Sneed was a member of Mier Community Church and enjoyed quilting, reading and flower gardening. Ruby was a wonderful baker and loved spending time with her family. Ruby I. (Brown) Sneed is survived by her children: Barbara S. (Lew) Snyder, Converse; Kim R. (Daniel) Bauer and Rhonda K. (Gary) Griffith, both of Vincennes, Indiana; brother: Roy (Shirley) Brown, Mt.Vernon, Illinois; sister: Helen Cook, Suffolk, Virginia; eleven grandchildren and several great grandchildren and great-great grandchildren. Mrs. Sneed was preceded in death by her parents and her husband; by children Joyce E. Mooreman, Richard O. Sneed, and Gary D. Sneed; and by her sister Ruth Piper. Visitation for Ruby I. (Brown) Sneed will take place from 4 pm until 6 pm on Friday, October 5, 2012 in Mier Community Church, 7797 West Mier Road, Converse, Indiana. The Funeral Service for Ruby I. (Brown) Sneed will take place at 6 pm on Friday October 5, 2012 in Mier Community Church, 7797 West Mier Road, Converse, Indiana with Pastor Mike Wilson officiating. Owen-Weilert-Duncan Funeral Home, Larrison-Martin Chapel, 308 East Marion Street, Converse, Indiana was entrusted with the arrangements. Mrs. Sneed will be interred at 2 pm on Saturday, October 6, 2012 in Kirk Cemetery; Ina, Illinois Preferred memorial contributions should go to Mier Community Church, PO Box 94, Converse, Indiana 46919.