Chloie Belle Ramos. Formerly Apple. And like the tree, this beautiful fruit grew from her love. It spread from trunk to branch and root back to fruit. Her kindness will continue to shade and give us comfort in our times of need. Though breath has left her we still feel her heartbeat. It is in each and every one of us. She taught us all to be kind, to be joyful and to be full of life. These ideals have been spread through the roots, enveloped by the soil and passed on to all she surrounded herself with. And though the leaves fell each winter, she still was there to remind us that her shade would soon return to protect us from the world around us. If you must cry tears let them be tears of joy and let them fall to the earth and replenish the soil and strengthen the love she grew in others in her short time with all of us. Life passes. But it doesn't end. It's passed on from you and yours to me and mine. Her legacy is love, the love she showed all of us, which will surely be passed on to those that we surround ourselves with. Chloie Belle Ramos was the seed from which our love sprouted.     –Nicholas Lingo--

Chloie Belle (Apple) Ramos, 83 year old daughter of George W. Apple, Sr. (deceased), and Nellie B. (Lamb) Apple (deceased), passed away in her sleep on February 2nd at Sutter Roseville Medical Center, in Roseville, California. She was one of four siblings: C. Thomas Apple (deceased), Elinor R. Dolph and George W. Apple, Jr.. Surviving Chloie Belle are her children and their spouses Donna (Ramos) and Greg Chizewsky, and Cynthia  Ramos of Sierra Vista, Arizona; Marc and Leslie (Cunningham) Ramos, of Wheatland, California; and Sandra Ramos of Crawfordsville, Indiana. Also surviving are 10 grandchildren, 12 great grandchildren, and 16 nieces and nephews.

Chloie Belle graduated from Crawfordsville High School in 1951. She was a member of National Honor Society and Sunshine Society. She worked for 20 years as a Sick Benefits Clerk at R.R. Donnelly & Sons in Crawfordsville.  As a lifetime Girl Scout and Leader, she was presented with the President's Volunteer Service Award for guiding young girls as they developed into strong young women.

She loved reading, sewing, playing card and board games, traveling, and she loved her Indianapolis Colts and Pacers. Chloie Belle spent her final days surrounded by the love of her family.  Every heart she touched and nurtured will miss her.

Visitation will be Friday, February 17 ^th , from 4-7 p.m. at Hunt & Son Funeral Home, 107 North Grant Avenue, Crawfordsville, Indiana. The funeral service will be held at 11:00 AM on Saturday, February 18th, at Hunt & Son, with a Graveside service to follow at Indian Creek Hill Cemetery on SR 47 S.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in her name to the Crawfordsville District Public Library Endowment Fund, via http://www.mccf-in.org.