Ruth Ann Bixler Obituary
We bid farewell to Ruth Ann Bixler of Lakeland, Florida, whose journey of life gracefully concluded on June 17, 2025 at the age of 84. Ruth Ann touched countless lives with warmth and kindness, leaving behind cherished memories that will forever echo in hearts. Family and friends are welcome to leave their condolences on this memorial page and share them with the family.
As we bid farewell to this luminous soul, let her loved ones carry forward the torch of her memory, illuminating the path ahead with the warmth of her love and the brilliance of her spirit. Though Ruth Ann may journey beyond the horizon of our sight, her essence remains woven into the very fabric of our being — a guiding light in the darkness, a beacon of hope in the night.
She was predeceased by: her parents, Lester Bixler and Mary Haueter Bixler; and her siblings, Richard Lester Bixler and Rebecca Sue Bixler. She is survived by: her sisters, Carol Jean Bixler and Barbara Louise Bixler of Lakeland; her sister-in-law Linda Dials Bixler (late Richard Bixler) of Sarasota; and her siblings' children, Ronald Dean Bixler (Stephanie Martin Bixler) of Bartow, Michele Bixler Collins (John Joseph Collins) of Sarasota, Kyle Andrew Bixler of Lakeland, John Michael Collins and Joseph Ryan Collins of Sarasota.
