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Ruthie May “Peggy” <I>Swaim</I> Sweet

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Ruthie May “Peggy” Swaim Sweet

Birth
Stonington, New London County, Connecticut, USA
Death
4 Jul 1984 (aged 64)
Joplin, Jasper County, Missouri, USA
Burial
Galena, Cherokee County, Kansas, USA Add to Map
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Ruthie May "Peggy" Sweet
June 26, 1920 - July 4, 1984
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Peggy R. Sweet, 64, 2410 Sunset Drive, Baxter Springs, Kan., died at 3:08 p.m. Wednesday, July 4, 1984, at St. John's Regional Medical Center, Joplin, after an illness.

Mrs. Sweet was born June 26, 1920, in Stonington, Conn. She was a lifetime resident of the Baxter Springs-Galena area.

She married Jim Sweet, Dec. 25, 1946, at Columbus. He survives.

Also surviving are a daughter, Susie Derryberry, Baxter Springs; a brother, Sam Swaim, Tulsa, Okla.; four sisters, Dolly Turner, Baxter Springs, Pat Tener, Galena, Betty Scott, Lowell, and Billie Gavin, Tulsa; and three grandchildren.

Arrangements were conducted by Derfelt Funeral Home, Galena.

Services were held Saturday at Derfelt Funeral Home, Galena with the Rev. Burton Greenwood officiating. Burial was in Oak Hill Cemetery, Galena.

Nephews served as pallbearers.

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The Galena Sentinel
Galena, Kansas
Wednesday, July 7, 1984
Ruthie May "Peggy" Sweet
June 26, 1920 - July 4, 1984
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Peggy R. Sweet, 64, 2410 Sunset Drive, Baxter Springs, Kan., died at 3:08 p.m. Wednesday, July 4, 1984, at St. John's Regional Medical Center, Joplin, after an illness.

Mrs. Sweet was born June 26, 1920, in Stonington, Conn. She was a lifetime resident of the Baxter Springs-Galena area.

She married Jim Sweet, Dec. 25, 1946, at Columbus. He survives.

Also surviving are a daughter, Susie Derryberry, Baxter Springs; a brother, Sam Swaim, Tulsa, Okla.; four sisters, Dolly Turner, Baxter Springs, Pat Tener, Galena, Betty Scott, Lowell, and Billie Gavin, Tulsa; and three grandchildren.

Arrangements were conducted by Derfelt Funeral Home, Galena.

Services were held Saturday at Derfelt Funeral Home, Galena with the Rev. Burton Greenwood officiating. Burial was in Oak Hill Cemetery, Galena.

Nephews served as pallbearers.

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The Galena Sentinel
Galena, Kansas
Wednesday, July 7, 1984


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  • Maintained by: JFI
  • Originally Created by: Anonymous
  • Added: Apr 4, 2008
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/25741933/ruthie_may-sweet: accessed ), memorial page for Ruthie May “Peggy” Swaim Sweet (26 Jun 1920–4 Jul 1984), Find a Grave Memorial ID 25741933, citing Oak Hill Cemetery, Galena, Cherokee County, Kansas, USA; Maintained by JFI (contributor 47211966).