Ruth Idella <I>McKim</I> Holmes

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Ruth Idella McKim Holmes

Birth
Worth County, Missouri, USA
Death
31 Dec 1932 (aged 35)
Sioux City, Woodbury County, Iowa, USA
Burial
Sioux City, Woodbury County, Iowa, USA Add to Map
Plot
Section 5, Lot 115
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Ruth was the daughter of Alfred Hiram McKim and Cora Ellen Fullerton. It has been said that more than any of her other siblings, she resembled the Fullerton side of her family the most. She married Dennis Clyde Holmes, Sr. on Sept. 10, 1917. To this union three daughters were born; Ardis, Doris, and Vera. The family moved several times in search of work, finally ending up in Sioux City, Iowa at the time of Ruth's death.

Ruth died as a young mother from pneumonia and is buried next to her nephew Leonard Preston McKim, who died the day after. A double funeral was held. She was a deeply religious young woman and kept herself in constant prayer while she lay on her death bed. Family letters relay that she recited the Lord's Prayer and requested that her bible be brought to her so she could keep it near in her final hours.
Ruth was the daughter of Alfred Hiram McKim and Cora Ellen Fullerton. It has been said that more than any of her other siblings, she resembled the Fullerton side of her family the most. She married Dennis Clyde Holmes, Sr. on Sept. 10, 1917. To this union three daughters were born; Ardis, Doris, and Vera. The family moved several times in search of work, finally ending up in Sioux City, Iowa at the time of Ruth's death.

Ruth died as a young mother from pneumonia and is buried next to her nephew Leonard Preston McKim, who died the day after. A double funeral was held. She was a deeply religious young woman and kept herself in constant prayer while she lay on her death bed. Family letters relay that she recited the Lord's Prayer and requested that her bible be brought to her so she could keep it near in her final hours.

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