Ruby “Jane” Tegarden

Ruby “Jane” Tegarden (nee Thompson), of O'Fallon, Missouri, passed away Friday, July 6, 2018, at the age of 74. Loving wife of over 48 years to Kenneth Tegarden; beloved daughter of the late Roy and Hazel Thompson; devoted mother of James (Lisa) Tegarden, and Gloria (Omar) Palacios; cherished grandmother of Lauren (Jason) Hunt, Sarah (Dennis) Lococo, James Tegarden Jr., and Alexandra Palacios; treasured great-grandmother of Peyton, Delaney, Emma, Harper, Kylan, Easton, and one on the way; dear sister of Marilyn Standford; dearest friend of Sally and the late Tom Medley; and nieces and nephews. Ruby is preceded in death by three brothers, Fred Thompson, Lee Thompson, Donald Thompson; and two sisters, Meg Parker, and Helen Kidder.

Ruby liked going to the Lake of the Ozarks where she would go boating and fishing. Ruby loved her family more than anything in the world, especially doing things with her grandkids. She was a wonderful caretaker and loved to have family stay with her. She was very respected and a true matriarch. Ruby was dearly loved and will be greatly missed by all who knew her.

Memorial contributions may be made in Ruby’s honor to the Shriners Hospitals for Children or St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital.