Loulie (Zandrah Kroft Ralphs) Zandrah Ralphs

ii. Loulie9 (Zandrah) Gurley (b. 17 Oct. 1918 Waco, Tex., fl. 1991 Sedona, Ariz.), daughter of Davis R., Ill and Nell (Whitman) Gurley of Waco, Tex.; m. (1) 1945 Los Angeles, Calif. A. Contee Worthington, III (b. 23 Dec. 1911 Oakland Calif., fl. 1991 Calif. - 1 c.; divorced; m. (2) 1962 Los Angeles, Calif. Albert G. Ralphs (1899-1973 Los Angeles, Calif.

She graduated from Baylor University and was an artist and interior designer in Los Angeles, having her own business, Zandrah Interiors of Los Angeles, New York and Paris. After her marriage to Mr. Ralphs, she was active in humanitarian work in Los Angeles and set up the TRY Foundation to help people in need. She also served on the boards of a number of other organizations, including the Sovereign Order of the Hospital of St. John of Jerusalem in Denmark, headed by the King of Denmark. She is listed in past editions of Who's Who of American Women. She is currently pursuing her art in Sedona.

Mr. Worthington was educated at the University of California at Berkeley, and was Captain in the U.S. Maritime Service during World War II. Mr. Ralphs was owner and president of Ralphs Industries in Los Angeles.

Issue: A. Glorynn Alexandra Worthington (b. 14 April 1947 Oakland, Calif., fl. 1991 Sedona, Ariz.), m. 1970 John B. Ross, D.D.S.; - no issue; divorced.

She attended Interlochen Arts Academy, Chapman's College of the Seven Seas, the Los Angeles Music Conservatory, and University of Southern California. She conducts seminars in Sedona, Ariz.

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Feb. 10, 2013

Zandrah Kroft Ralphs, 94, of Sedona died Feb. 10.

She is preceded in death by her husband Albert G. Ralphs, her parents and sisters Nell Gurley Beasley of Crockett, of Texas, and Mary Earle Gurley Popham of Houston.

She is survived by her daughter Glorynn Ross and granddaughter Christiana of Sandy, Utah; her sister Virginia G. Meynard of Columbia, S.C.,; several nieces and a nephew.

A private service will be held. Memorials can be made to the Humane Society of Sedona.