Jewell Alumbaugh

Rachel Emily Jewell Alumbaugh, daughter of Simpson P. and Mary (Crewse) Willhite, was born on September 19, 1919 in Rayborn, Missouri, and departed this life on May 20, 2015 in Hartville, Missouri. She was 95 years, 8 months, and 2 days.
Jewell loved taking care of her family. She worked two huge truck patches with all types of fruits and vegetables. She raised chickens and rabbits, and was the best shot when it came to squirrel hunting. Jewell would can thousands of quarts of everything she harvested. She was known for her chicken and noodles and homemade sausage.
Jewell loved to sing and could recite rhymes that she had learned in elementary school. She might not have remembered where she was, but she could recite a poem verbatim. She could remember singing with her mom and dad, which was a pleasant memory for her.
Besides her parents, Jewell was preceded in death by her husband: Everett Alumbaugh; and two grandchildren: Sam Hicks and Tina Louise Hicks.
She is survived by her son: Gary Alumbaugh and his wife, Sandy, of Mountain Grove, Missouri; three daughters: Lois Peel of Mountain Grove, Missouri, Louise Alumbaugh of Hartville, Missouri, and Delores Hicks and her husband, Leroy, of Manes, Missouri; one brother: Ual Willhite of Springfield, Missouri; seven grandchildren; sixteen great-grandchildren; seven great-great-grandchildren; and a host of other family and friends.