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Ruby <I>Clay</I> Nelson

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Ruby Clay Nelson

Birth
West Virginia, USA
Death
16 Nov 1977 (aged 67–68)
Huntington, Cabell County, West Virginia, USA
Burial
Spurlockville, Lincoln County, West Virginia, USA Add to Map
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Ruby was the daughter of the late William Barrett and Elizabeth (Elkins) Clay. Ruby married 1st Bogle Trent February 21, 1924 and to this union had 4 children; Hannie (who preceeded her in death), Lona Mae, Kenneth Melvin, and Billy Trent.
She then married Sam Nelson, unknown when.

Charleston Gazette
Friday November 18, 1977

Mrs. Ruby Nelson
Spurlockville - Mrs. Ruby Clay Nelson, 68, of Spurlockville, Lincoln County, died Wednesday in a Huntington Hospital.
Surviving: sons, Earl of Dearborn, Mich., Robert of Cleveland, Ohio, Ronald of Spurlockville, Tommy of California; daughters, Mrs. Lona Poore of Madison, Mrs. Margaret Dickenson of Twilight, Mrs. Mary Ann Thorne of Spurlockville; brother, Buddy of Spurlockville; sister, Mrs. Elizabeth Lewis of Whitesville; 15 grandchildren; one great grandchild.
Service will be 11 a.m. in Koontz Funeral Home, Hamlin, with the Rev. Roy Withrow officiating. Burial will be in Bear Branch Cemetery, Spurlockville. Friends may call from 6 to 9 p.m. today at the funeral home.
Ruby was the daughter of the late William Barrett and Elizabeth (Elkins) Clay. Ruby married 1st Bogle Trent February 21, 1924 and to this union had 4 children; Hannie (who preceeded her in death), Lona Mae, Kenneth Melvin, and Billy Trent.
She then married Sam Nelson, unknown when.

Charleston Gazette
Friday November 18, 1977

Mrs. Ruby Nelson
Spurlockville - Mrs. Ruby Clay Nelson, 68, of Spurlockville, Lincoln County, died Wednesday in a Huntington Hospital.
Surviving: sons, Earl of Dearborn, Mich., Robert of Cleveland, Ohio, Ronald of Spurlockville, Tommy of California; daughters, Mrs. Lona Poore of Madison, Mrs. Margaret Dickenson of Twilight, Mrs. Mary Ann Thorne of Spurlockville; brother, Buddy of Spurlockville; sister, Mrs. Elizabeth Lewis of Whitesville; 15 grandchildren; one great grandchild.
Service will be 11 a.m. in Koontz Funeral Home, Hamlin, with the Rev. Roy Withrow officiating. Burial will be in Bear Branch Cemetery, Spurlockville. Friends may call from 6 to 9 p.m. today at the funeral home.


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  • Created by: Melissa R.
  • Added: Mar 19, 2010
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/49931101/ruby-nelson: accessed ), memorial page for Ruby Clay Nelson (1909–16 Nov 1977), Find a Grave Memorial ID 49931101, citing Bear Branch Cemetery, Spurlockville, Lincoln County, West Virginia, USA; Maintained by Melissa R. (contributor 47039582).