Miss RUTH MARIE TOLSON was the daughter of Dr. Melvin B. Tolson, Sr. and Mrs. Ruth Mabel (Southall) Tolson.
She was one of four children born to her parent's union. Her siblings include her three brothers -- Melvin B. Tolson Jr., Arthur Lincoln Tolson and Wiley Wilson Tolson.
Her family relocated from Texas to Washington D.C.
She earned a master's degree in Library Science.
Obituary
"Washington, D.C. --- Funeral services for RUTH TOLSON, of 6614-13th Place N.W., Washington, D.C., and formerly of Marshall, are pending with a Washington D.C. funeral home. Miss Tolson died Sunday following a lengthy illness. She was the daughter of the late Dr. Melvin B. Tolson, a longtime English professor at Wiley College in Marshall, Texas. Miss Tolson was born in Marshall, and she was a 1946 graduate of H.B. Pemberton High School in Marshall. She had been employed as a librarian in Washington, D.C. for a number of years. Survivors include her mother, Mrs. M.B. Tolson, of Washington, D.C., three brothers, Dr. M.B. Tolson Jr., of Norman, Oklahoma, Dr. Arthur L. Tolson, of Baton Rouge, Louisiana and Dr. Wiley W. Tolson, of Washington, D.C.; and a number of other relatives."
Upon her passing, Miss RUTH MARIE TOLSON was laid to rest on the grounds of Lincoln Cemetery in Albemarle County, Virginia.
Sources
~ Obituary Published in the Monday, March 15, 1976 Edition of The Marshall News Messenger [the newspaper of Marshall, Texas in Harrison County]
~ Other published obituaries of her brothers, Arthur Tolson and Melvin B. Tolson Jr.
~ 1930-1940 census records of Harrison County, Texas
Notes
- Naomi Southall and Pauline Southall were her aunts. They were the younger sisters of her mother, Ruth.
FindingOurLott (Contributor 48513572) provided additional research and respectfully submitted this biography.
Sincere appreciation to inmand15 (Contributor 47113419) for cataloging this memorial.
She was one of four children born to her parent's union. Her siblings include her three brothers -- Melvin B. Tolson Jr., Arthur Lincoln Tolson and Wiley Wilson Tolson.
Her family relocated from Texas to Washington D.C.
She earned a master's degree in Library Science.
Obituary
"Washington, D.C. --- Funeral services for RUTH TOLSON, of 6614-13th Place N.W., Washington, D.C., and formerly of Marshall, are pending with a Washington D.C. funeral home. Miss Tolson died Sunday following a lengthy illness. She was the daughter of the late Dr. Melvin B. Tolson, a longtime English professor at Wiley College in Marshall, Texas. Miss Tolson was born in Marshall, and she was a 1946 graduate of H.B. Pemberton High School in Marshall. She had been employed as a librarian in Washington, D.C. for a number of years. Survivors include her mother, Mrs. M.B. Tolson, of Washington, D.C., three brothers, Dr. M.B. Tolson Jr., of Norman, Oklahoma, Dr. Arthur L. Tolson, of Baton Rouge, Louisiana and Dr. Wiley W. Tolson, of Washington, D.C.; and a number of other relatives."
Upon her passing, Miss RUTH MARIE TOLSON was laid to rest on the grounds of Lincoln Cemetery in Albemarle County, Virginia.
Sources
~ Obituary Published in the Monday, March 15, 1976 Edition of The Marshall News Messenger [the newspaper of Marshall, Texas in Harrison County]
~ Other published obituaries of her brothers, Arthur Tolson and Melvin B. Tolson Jr.
~ 1930-1940 census records of Harrison County, Texas
Notes
- Naomi Southall and Pauline Southall were her aunts. They were the younger sisters of her mother, Ruth.
FindingOurLott (Contributor 48513572) provided additional research and respectfully submitted this biography.
Sincere appreciation to inmand15 (Contributor 47113419) for cataloging this memorial.
Miss RUTH MARIE TOLSON was the daughter of Dr. Melvin B. Tolson, Sr. and Mrs. Ruth Mabel (Southall) Tolson.
She was one of four children born to her parent's union. Her siblings include her three brothers -- Melvin B. Tolson Jr., Arthur Lincoln Tolson and Wiley Wilson Tolson.
Her family relocated from Texas to Washington D.C.
She earned a master's degree in Library Science.
Obituary
"Washington, D.C. --- Funeral services for RUTH TOLSON, of 6614-13th Place N.W., Washington, D.C., and formerly of Marshall, are pending with a Washington D.C. funeral home. Miss Tolson died Sunday following a lengthy illness. She was the daughter of the late Dr. Melvin B. Tolson, a longtime English professor at Wiley College in Marshall, Texas. Miss Tolson was born in Marshall, and she was a 1946 graduate of H.B. Pemberton High School in Marshall. She had been employed as a librarian in Washington, D.C. for a number of years. Survivors include her mother, Mrs. M.B. Tolson, of Washington, D.C., three brothers, Dr. M.B. Tolson Jr., of Norman, Oklahoma, Dr. Arthur L. Tolson, of Baton Rouge, Louisiana and Dr. Wiley W. Tolson, of Washington, D.C.; and a number of other relatives."
Upon her passing, Miss RUTH MARIE TOLSON was laid to rest on the grounds of Lincoln Cemetery in Albemarle County, Virginia.
Sources
~ Obituary Published in the Monday, March 15, 1976 Edition of The Marshall News Messenger [the newspaper of Marshall, Texas in Harrison County]
~ Other published obituaries of her brothers, Arthur Tolson and Melvin B. Tolson Jr.
~ 1930-1940 census records of Harrison County, Texas
Notes
- Naomi Southall and Pauline Southall were her aunts. They were the younger sisters of her mother, Ruth.
FindingOurLott (Contributor 48513572) provided additional research and respectfully submitted this biography.
Sincere appreciation to inmand15 (Contributor 47113419) for cataloging this memorial.
She was one of four children born to her parent's union. Her siblings include her three brothers -- Melvin B. Tolson Jr., Arthur Lincoln Tolson and Wiley Wilson Tolson.
Her family relocated from Texas to Washington D.C.
She earned a master's degree in Library Science.
Obituary
"Washington, D.C. --- Funeral services for RUTH TOLSON, of 6614-13th Place N.W., Washington, D.C., and formerly of Marshall, are pending with a Washington D.C. funeral home. Miss Tolson died Sunday following a lengthy illness. She was the daughter of the late Dr. Melvin B. Tolson, a longtime English professor at Wiley College in Marshall, Texas. Miss Tolson was born in Marshall, and she was a 1946 graduate of H.B. Pemberton High School in Marshall. She had been employed as a librarian in Washington, D.C. for a number of years. Survivors include her mother, Mrs. M.B. Tolson, of Washington, D.C., three brothers, Dr. M.B. Tolson Jr., of Norman, Oklahoma, Dr. Arthur L. Tolson, of Baton Rouge, Louisiana and Dr. Wiley W. Tolson, of Washington, D.C.; and a number of other relatives."
Upon her passing, Miss RUTH MARIE TOLSON was laid to rest on the grounds of Lincoln Cemetery in Albemarle County, Virginia.
Sources
~ Obituary Published in the Monday, March 15, 1976 Edition of The Marshall News Messenger [the newspaper of Marshall, Texas in Harrison County]
~ Other published obituaries of her brothers, Arthur Tolson and Melvin B. Tolson Jr.
~ 1930-1940 census records of Harrison County, Texas
Notes
- Naomi Southall and Pauline Southall were her aunts. They were the younger sisters of her mother, Ruth.
FindingOurLott (Contributor 48513572) provided additional research and respectfully submitted this biography.
Sincere appreciation to inmand15 (Contributor 47113419) for cataloging this memorial.
