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Ruth Lucille <I>Wilson</I> Ford

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Ruth Lucille Wilson Ford

Birth
Malden, Dunklin County, Missouri, USA
Death
1 Jan 1995 (aged 74)
Bridgeton, St. Louis County, Missouri, USA
Burial
Lemay, St. Louis County, Missouri, USA GPS-Latitude: 38.52314, Longitude: -90.296463
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Dear wife of the late Jesse H. Ford. Loving mother of Jesse (Janet) Ford, the late Jack (Marlene) Ford, Ruthann (Bob) Henry, Dale (Charles) Sapp; grandmother of Robert and Lisa Henry, Marla, Jackalene, and Jack Ford Jr., Doug, Greg, and Julie Sapp; daughter of the late Charles "Walter" Wilson and Ethel B. Hardy Wilson; sister of the late Hack (Mildred) Wilson, Joel (Arlene) Wilson, Verlin (Blanche) Wilson, Walter Lee Wilson, Jean Cary-Woodson, Nona (Ray) Ryterski, Joyce (Roy) Zoll and Connie Waddell. Dear aunt, sister-in-law, and friend.

Ruth grew up on a farm in Southern Missouri near Poplar Bluff. She married Jesse Howard Ford on May 13, 1937 in Rombauer, Missouri. In the early 1940's she moved to South St. Louis where her husband worked for the Riefling Automobile Company. In 1952 they moved to DeSoto, Missouri. After her husband's untimely death in 1955, Ruth attended the School of Cosmetology in Festus, Missouri and became a hair stylist. She owned and operated the Petite Beauty Shop in DeSoto, MO from many years. She died of pancreatic cancer at DePaul Hospital in Bridgeton, Missouri.
Dear wife of the late Jesse H. Ford. Loving mother of Jesse (Janet) Ford, the late Jack (Marlene) Ford, Ruthann (Bob) Henry, Dale (Charles) Sapp; grandmother of Robert and Lisa Henry, Marla, Jackalene, and Jack Ford Jr., Doug, Greg, and Julie Sapp; daughter of the late Charles "Walter" Wilson and Ethel B. Hardy Wilson; sister of the late Hack (Mildred) Wilson, Joel (Arlene) Wilson, Verlin (Blanche) Wilson, Walter Lee Wilson, Jean Cary-Woodson, Nona (Ray) Ryterski, Joyce (Roy) Zoll and Connie Waddell. Dear aunt, sister-in-law, and friend.

Ruth grew up on a farm in Southern Missouri near Poplar Bluff. She married Jesse Howard Ford on May 13, 1937 in Rombauer, Missouri. In the early 1940's she moved to South St. Louis where her husband worked for the Riefling Automobile Company. In 1952 they moved to DeSoto, Missouri. After her husband's untimely death in 1955, Ruth attended the School of Cosmetology in Festus, Missouri and became a hair stylist. She owned and operated the Petite Beauty Shop in DeSoto, MO from many years. She died of pancreatic cancer at DePaul Hospital in Bridgeton, Missouri.


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  • Created by: Dale
  • Added: May 5, 2008
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/26618075/ruth_lucille-ford: accessed ), memorial page for Ruth Lucille Wilson Ford (6 Oct 1920–1 Jan 1995), Find a Grave Memorial ID 26618075, citing Saint Trinity Cemetery, Lemay, St. Louis County, Missouri, USA; Maintained by Dale (contributor 46996676).