Early Life: Ruth was born April 20, 1923, to Joseph Parker Cooper and Eleanor Redford Cooper at Mount Sterling, Utah. She was 10th of eleven children and was her dad's partner on the farm. She attended Cache Valley schools, graduating from South Cache High.
Life's Work/Service/Interests: On October 12, 1943, Ruth married Douglas Bradshaw Maughan in the Logan Utah LDS Temple. The next week, they rode the train to Orlando, Florida. She spent the next sixty years there, raising a family and helping the area to grow. She was an active member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. She served in many callings especially in Primary and Relief Society. Ruth served as an ordinance worker in the Orlando Florida LDS Temple for five years. She was honored as a "Pioneer" of the Orlando area for fifty years of service. Doug died in December 1977. Ruth married Carl Shutan in July 1983. He passed away in September 2001. Ruth sold her home in 2003 and moved to Utah to spend more time with her children and grandchildren. Ruth will be greatly missed by her family and loved ones. After 91 years of living, loving, laughing and serving others, Ruth Cooper Maughan passed away on November 4, 2014, with loved ones by her side.
Survived By: Privacy protected. Obituary may have this information, sources available below.
Preceded In Death By: Her parents; her husbands; an infant son; a grandson and a granddaughter and a great grandson; her brothers and sisters: Ida, Marvin, Henry, Alta, Heber, Lewis, Luther, Carl and Norma.
Services: Matterhorn LDS Chapel
Mortuary: Premier Funeral Services
Obituary: Provo Daily Herald | 9 Nov 2014
Bio compiled by: AnnieDuckettHundley
Early Life: Ruth was born April 20, 1923, to Joseph Parker Cooper and Eleanor Redford Cooper at Mount Sterling, Utah. She was 10th of eleven children and was her dad's partner on the farm. She attended Cache Valley schools, graduating from South Cache High.
Life's Work/Service/Interests: On October 12, 1943, Ruth married Douglas Bradshaw Maughan in the Logan Utah LDS Temple. The next week, they rode the train to Orlando, Florida. She spent the next sixty years there, raising a family and helping the area to grow. She was an active member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. She served in many callings especially in Primary and Relief Society. Ruth served as an ordinance worker in the Orlando Florida LDS Temple for five years. She was honored as a "Pioneer" of the Orlando area for fifty years of service. Doug died in December 1977. Ruth married Carl Shutan in July 1983. He passed away in September 2001. Ruth sold her home in 2003 and moved to Utah to spend more time with her children and grandchildren. Ruth will be greatly missed by her family and loved ones. After 91 years of living, loving, laughing and serving others, Ruth Cooper Maughan passed away on November 4, 2014, with loved ones by her side.
Survived By: Privacy protected. Obituary may have this information, sources available below.
Preceded In Death By: Her parents; her husbands; an infant son; a grandson and a granddaughter and a great grandson; her brothers and sisters: Ida, Marvin, Henry, Alta, Heber, Lewis, Luther, Carl and Norma.
Services: Matterhorn LDS Chapel
Mortuary: Premier Funeral Services
Obituary: Provo Daily Herald | 9 Nov 2014
Bio compiled by: AnnieDuckettHundley
Family Members
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Ida Redford Cooper Griffin
1903–1995
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Henry Redford Cooper
1905–1968
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Marvin Redford Cooper
1906–1992
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Lewis Redford Cooper
1908–1991
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Alta Redford Cooper Brenchley
1910–2003
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Luther Redford Cooper
1912–1994
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Heber R Cooper
1914–1914
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Eleanor Redford Cooper Mathews
1917–2015
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Norma Redford Cooper Baxter
1926–2011
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