Mrs. Ruby Jean Bickel, age 85 of Manchester, Tennessee
passed from this life on Friday, February 19, 2016 surrounded by her loving
family. Mrs. Bickel was preceded in
death by
her parents, Earl C. and Ida Lee Todd Jernigan, her
first husband Billy Williams, Jr., one sister, Evelyn Fulks, and one
brother,
W.C. Jernigan.
She is survived by her loving husband of forty-two
years, Charles K. Bickel, one daughter, Brenda Bickel Lewis of Murfreesboro,
Tennessee, two sons, Bill Williams and wife Carol of Lynchburg,
Tennessee, Bob
Williams of Manchester, Tennessee, two sisters, Dean Holt of Murfreesboro,
Tennessee, Wanda Ewell of Christiana, Tennessee, one brother, Wayne Jernigan
and wife Maralyn of Crossville, Tennessee, two grandchildren, Jared Lewis of
Bradyville, Tennessee, and Crystal
Hoffman and husband Daniel of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.
Mrs. Bickel attended the Ivy Bluff United Methodist
Church for forty-two years. She was a
registered nurse and lifelong caregiver for over forty-two years. She
worked for the State of Tennessee
Department of Public Health. Mrs. Bickel
earned many service awards for commitment and outstanding service
including the
distinguished Alex B. Shipley Award in 1997.
She was recognized by the governor of Tennessee, Mr. Ned Ray McWherter
for her contribution to the Department of Public Health. Later in life
she found a passion for oil and
canvas painting. She enjoyed living on
the family farm and the daily operations of which she was very involved
in. At a young age she devoted herself
to working hard and obtaining a degree to care for others which she
carried out
her entire life. She will be dearly
missed by all who knew her and loved her.
Funeral Services for Mrs. Ruby Jean Bickel will be
conducted on Tuesday, February 23, 2016 at 1:00 PM at the Coffee County
Funeral
Chapel with Reverend Neal Glass and Reverend Danny Freeman officiating.
Burial will follow in the Riverside Cemetery
in Woodbury, Tennessee. Visitation will
be held on Monday, February 22, 2016 from 4:00 PM until 8:00 PM at the
Coffee
County Funeral Chapel, Manchester, Tennessee.
COFFEE COUNTY FUNERAL CHAPEL IS HONORED TO SERVE THE FAMILY
OF RUBY JEAN BICKEL