Wayne was born January 3, 1948 in Graham, Texas to Bill and Jackie Phinney Ribble. He was the oldest child of four and the only son. His three sisters are Cheri (born 1949), Dana (born 1954), and Penny (born 1955).
He never married nor had children.
Wayne Ribble, 65, passed away, September 8, 2013, at John Peter Smith Hospital in Ft. Worth, Texas. He lived in Ft. Worth for the past 46 years. Wayne was born January 3, 1948 in Graham, Texas to Bill and Jackie (nee Phinney) Ribble. Wayne requested to be cremated and to have no funeral services. His ashes will be buried next to his father. He was kind, forgiving, sweet, understanding, generous and had a contagious laugh. Anyone who spent anytime with him knew "A good time was had by all" and "It's been a slice of heaven". Wayne was preceded in death by his father, Bill, and by his grandparents, Otis "Tige" and Odessa "Toots" Hibler Phinney, and H.L. and Jimmie Dillinder Ribble.
June 6, 1948 - W.A. "Bill" Ribble, Horace Ribble (Bill's son), H.L. Ribble (Bill's great grandson),
Billy Loyd Ribble (Bill's great grandson), Wayne Ribble (Bill's great great grandson)
Jackie, Wayne, and Bill
Bill Ribble, Wayne Ribble, H.L. Ribble
On December 7, 1949, Bill and Jackie's second child a little girl, Cheri (pronounced Cherry) was born.
On August 5, 1954, another child, Dana Ribble was born. And then again on November 16, 1955 another little girl was born. She was named Penny Ribble. A couple of months after Penny was born Bill decided to move the family to Blanchard, Oklahoma. His father, HL, had been a ranch foreman there for several years and needed help. They only lived there for around a year when the owner of the ranch sold it and the new owner did not need a foreman. Bill and Jackie and kids moved back to Graham.
Christmas Eve 1955 - Jackie hold baby Penny, Bill sitting on floor holding Dana,
Cheri, Bill right before they move to Oklahoma.
Winter of 1956 in Oklahoma - Bill with dogs in the snow.
Spring of 1956 in Oklahoma - l to r: back row Baby Penny, Jackie,
Bill,
front row Cheri, Dana
By 1957, they moved back to Graham. Bill started working as a roughneck in the oilfields around Graham.
Christmas Eve of 1966 - l to r back row: Tige Phinney, Toots Phinney, Jackie Phinney Ribble, Bill Ribble, Cheri Ribble, Wayne Ribble
back row: Marige Stone Phinney, Dana Ribble, Karon Phinney, Vicki Phinney, Penny Ribble (Glenn Phinney taking picture)
Christmas Day of 1966 - l to r back row: Wayne Ribble, Jackie Phinney Ribble, Bill Ribble, Glenn Phinney. (Margie Phinney taking picture)
front row: Cheri Ribble, Dana Ribble, Penny Ribble, Tige Phinney, Karon Phinney, Toots Hibler Phinney, Vicki Phinney in front of Toots.
On July 28, 1965, Tige Phinney, Bill's, father in law, died of a heart attack. Below is the Christmas of 1965, which is the first Christmas without Tige.
Christmas of 1965 - standing by door l to r: Glenn Phinney, Toots Phinney, Wayne Ribble.
On couch l to r: Cheri Ribble, Jackie Ribble, Bill Ribble.
Row by nativity Vicki Phinney, Penny Ribble, Karon Phinney. In front of Vicki is Dana Ribble. (Margie Phinney taking picture)
Bill Ribble Family portrait 1966 from top to bottom - Wayne, Dana, Cheri, Jackie, Penny, and Bill.
Bill worked oilfield until the late 1960s were he had an opportunity to work at Ft. Wolters in nearby Mineral Wells, Texas as a helicopter mechanic. Wayne also worked at Ft. Wolters and moved to Mineral Wells when he first left home. After that he moved to Ft. Worth where he lived the rest of his life.
This is a family meal a Toots Phinney's on one of Bill and Jackie's visit back to Graham.
from l to r: Jimmie, Jackie, Margie, Cheri,
Penny, Toots, Dana, Glenn, H.L., Wayne
Wayne Ribble loved photography. He went through a time when he loved using Black and White. He took the photo below.
1973 Family meal at Toots Phinney's home in Graham
from l to r: Bill Ribble, Jackie Phinney Ribble, Cheri Ribble Williams,
Vicki Phinney Mills, Chuck Mills, Jr, Margie Stone Phinney, Glenn Phinney, and H.L. Ribble
The next several pictures are from a very cold trip to Graham for Christmas of 1976.
Christmas of 1976
back row from l to r: H.L., Ryan (Penny's baby), Wayne, and Jimmie.
front row from l to r: Dana, Penny, and Cheri
1976- Christmas at Toots Phinney
from l to r: Jimmie Dillinder Ribble, H.L. Ribble, Bill Ribble,
Cheri Ribble Williams,
Ethel Hibler Jackson Phinney Morrison, Ryan Vincent
Bill showing off Dana being pregnant with Wayne, Ryan, and Penny
Bill, Ryan, Jackie, and Nelda Williamson
Back row l to r: Wayne Ribble and Bill Ribble
Front row 1 to r: Dana Ribble Phillips (at that time), Cheri Ribble Williams,
Ryan Heath Vincent, Penny Ribble Vincent, Jackie Phinney Ribble
l to r: Bill Ribble, H.L. Ribble, and Wayne Ribble
Christmas 1980 at Bill's parents home
Wayne Ribble, Randall Phillips, and Bill Ribble.
Christmas 1980 at Bill's parents home
Back row l to r - Wayne Ribble, Jackie Phinney Ribble, Bill Ribble
Front row l to r - Penny Ribble Vincent, Dana Ribble Phillips (at that time), Cheri Ribble Williams
from l to r: Glenn Phinney and Bill Ribble - Family Reunion at Toledo Bend
from l to r: standing: Modene Ribble Mansfield, Bill Ribble, George Mansfield
from l to r seated: Wayne Ribble, Dana Ribble, Randy Williams
from l to r: standing: Bill Ribble, Modene Ribble Mansfield, George Mansfield
Bill and granddaughter, Bree Williams, Easter of 1985.
In the Spring of 1985 or 86, all of Bill and Jackie's children and grandchildren met at High Island on the East side of Galveston.
High Island, Gulf coast of Texas
High Island, Gulf coast of Texas
High Island, Gulf coast of Texas
High Island, Gulf coast of Texas
High Island, Gulf coast of Texas
1993 reunion
Wayne passed away there on September 8. 2013. He requested no funeral and to be cremated. His cremains was buried in between his parents in Pioneer Cemetery.
Wayne's headstone
Wayne's death certificate
