Thelma "Ruth" Acridge
1933 - 2009
Thelma Ruth Acridge, 76, of Hume, MO died Friday, July 24, 2009, at Joplin Health and Rehabilitation in Joplin, MO.
Ruth was born January 21, 1933, at her parents home in Hammond, KS. She was the daughter of William Weber and Thelma Pearl Headrick Acridge.
She attended Fulton High School until 1951 at which time she moved with her family to Veneta, OR. After that she attended Elmira High School for a time.
After leaving school, she worked as a clerk at Elliot Mercantile until it burned in 1954. In 1956, she joined the Women's Army Corp, along with her sister Alice, where she served her country until 1958 at Ft. Benning, GA as a clerk/typist. After discharge, she worked in New Jersey for a year. When she returned home in 1959, she went to work for Elliot Hardware and Feed.
In 1973, she moved to the Hume/Richards, MO area where she managed her uncle's family farm until 1987. At that time, she managed her cousin Judy's farm and animals until Judy retired and then worked with her cousin until her illness and death.
Her hobbies were leather work, feeding and watching the wild birds, feeding the fish in the pond, her cattle (especially the babies), and sharing in the everyday life of the farm. She was an expert horsewoman. She loved her horses.
She is survived by 3 sisters; 1 brother, life-long friend and cousin Judy; 10 nieces and nephews; 19 great-nieces and nephews and numerous cousins. She was preceded in death by her mother and father and a brother, William Lorence Acridge.
A graveside service was held Monday, August 3, 2009, at National Cemetery in Ft. Scott, KS, with full military honors.
1933 - 2009
Thelma Ruth Acridge, 76, of Hume, MO died Friday, July 24, 2009, at Joplin Health and Rehabilitation in Joplin, MO.
Ruth was born January 21, 1933, at her parents home in Hammond, KS. She was the daughter of William Weber and Thelma Pearl Headrick Acridge.
She attended Fulton High School until 1951 at which time she moved with her family to Veneta, OR. After that she attended Elmira High School for a time.
After leaving school, she worked as a clerk at Elliot Mercantile until it burned in 1954. In 1956, she joined the Women's Army Corp, along with her sister Alice, where she served her country until 1958 at Ft. Benning, GA as a clerk/typist. After discharge, she worked in New Jersey for a year. When she returned home in 1959, she went to work for Elliot Hardware and Feed.
In 1973, she moved to the Hume/Richards, MO area where she managed her uncle's family farm until 1987. At that time, she managed her cousin Judy's farm and animals until Judy retired and then worked with her cousin until her illness and death.
Her hobbies were leather work, feeding and watching the wild birds, feeding the fish in the pond, her cattle (especially the babies), and sharing in the everyday life of the farm. She was an expert horsewoman. She loved her horses.
She is survived by 3 sisters; 1 brother, life-long friend and cousin Judy; 10 nieces and nephews; 19 great-nieces and nephews and numerous cousins. She was preceded in death by her mother and father and a brother, William Lorence Acridge.
A graveside service was held Monday, August 3, 2009, at National Cemetery in Ft. Scott, KS, with full military honors.
Thelma "Ruth" Acridge
1933 - 2009
Thelma Ruth Acridge, 76, of Hume, MO died Friday, July 24, 2009, at Joplin Health and Rehabilitation in Joplin, MO.
Ruth was born January 21, 1933, at her parents home in Hammond, KS. She was the daughter of William Weber and Thelma Pearl Headrick Acridge.
She attended Fulton High School until 1951 at which time she moved with her family to Veneta, OR. After that she attended Elmira High School for a time.
After leaving school, she worked as a clerk at Elliot Mercantile until it burned in 1954. In 1956, she joined the Women's Army Corp, along with her sister Alice, where she served her country until 1958 at Ft. Benning, GA as a clerk/typist. After discharge, she worked in New Jersey for a year. When she returned home in 1959, she went to work for Elliot Hardware and Feed.
In 1973, she moved to the Hume/Richards, MO area where she managed her uncle's family farm until 1987. At that time, she managed her cousin Judy's farm and animals until Judy retired and then worked with her cousin until her illness and death.
Her hobbies were leather work, feeding and watching the wild birds, feeding the fish in the pond, her cattle (especially the babies), and sharing in the everyday life of the farm. She was an expert horsewoman. She loved her horses.
She is survived by 3 sisters; 1 brother, life-long friend and cousin Judy; 10 nieces and nephews; 19 great-nieces and nephews and numerous cousins. She was preceded in death by her mother and father and a brother, William Lorence Acridge.
A graveside service was held Monday, August 3, 2009, at National Cemetery in Ft. Scott, KS, with full military honors.
1933 - 2009
Thelma Ruth Acridge, 76, of Hume, MO died Friday, July 24, 2009, at Joplin Health and Rehabilitation in Joplin, MO.
Ruth was born January 21, 1933, at her parents home in Hammond, KS. She was the daughter of William Weber and Thelma Pearl Headrick Acridge.
She attended Fulton High School until 1951 at which time she moved with her family to Veneta, OR. After that she attended Elmira High School for a time.
After leaving school, she worked as a clerk at Elliot Mercantile until it burned in 1954. In 1956, she joined the Women's Army Corp, along with her sister Alice, where she served her country until 1958 at Ft. Benning, GA as a clerk/typist. After discharge, she worked in New Jersey for a year. When she returned home in 1959, she went to work for Elliot Hardware and Feed.
In 1973, she moved to the Hume/Richards, MO area where she managed her uncle's family farm until 1987. At that time, she managed her cousin Judy's farm and animals until Judy retired and then worked with her cousin until her illness and death.
Her hobbies were leather work, feeding and watching the wild birds, feeding the fish in the pond, her cattle (especially the babies), and sharing in the everyday life of the farm. She was an expert horsewoman. She loved her horses.
She is survived by 3 sisters; 1 brother, life-long friend and cousin Judy; 10 nieces and nephews; 19 great-nieces and nephews and numerous cousins. She was preceded in death by her mother and father and a brother, William Lorence Acridge.
A graveside service was held Monday, August 3, 2009, at National Cemetery in Ft. Scott, KS, with full military honors.
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