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Rita Rose <I>King</I> Ketchum

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Rita Rose King Ketchum

Birth
Formosa, Van Buren County, Arkansas, USA
Death
3 Dec 1995 (aged 67)
Caldwell, Canyon County, Idaho, USA
Burial
Caldwell, Canyon County, Idaho, USA GPS-Latitude: 43.6030305, Longitude: -116.668876
Plot
Garden of Good Shepherd Lot 367 Space 2
Memorial ID
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Parents:
Father: Frank King
Mother: Ader

Spouse: Kenneth F. Ketchum
Marriage: Oct. 19, 1953 Okmulgee, Okla.

Rita Rose Ketchum, 67, of Caldwell, died Sunday, December 3, 1995, at home. Rita was born November 7, 1928, at Formosa, Arkansas, to Frank and Ader King. She grew up in various areas of Arkansas, Missouri and Oklahoma. She later married Kenneth F. Ketchum and they farmed at Checotah, Oklahoma. In 1964, due to ill health they moved to Caldwell, Idaho. They went to work for the J.R. Simplot Co. in 1965 and Rita retired after 26 years due to health problems. Kenneth passed away in 1987.

She is survived by her daughter and son-in-law, Cathi and Steve Benoit; a grandson, Shane Benoit and his wife Michelle; a granddaughter, Shawna Benoit; 2 great grand-daughters, Myranda Dawn and Caitlyn LeAnn Benoit; a sister, Thelma Frazier of Checotah, Oklahoma; a brother, Earnest King of Teutopolis, Illinois; and numerous nieces and nephews.

Idaho Press-Tribune, Tuesday, December 5, 1995 — 5A
Parents:
Father: Frank King
Mother: Ader

Spouse: Kenneth F. Ketchum
Marriage: Oct. 19, 1953 Okmulgee, Okla.

Rita Rose Ketchum, 67, of Caldwell, died Sunday, December 3, 1995, at home. Rita was born November 7, 1928, at Formosa, Arkansas, to Frank and Ader King. She grew up in various areas of Arkansas, Missouri and Oklahoma. She later married Kenneth F. Ketchum and they farmed at Checotah, Oklahoma. In 1964, due to ill health they moved to Caldwell, Idaho. They went to work for the J.R. Simplot Co. in 1965 and Rita retired after 26 years due to health problems. Kenneth passed away in 1987.

She is survived by her daughter and son-in-law, Cathi and Steve Benoit; a grandson, Shane Benoit and his wife Michelle; a granddaughter, Shawna Benoit; 2 great grand-daughters, Myranda Dawn and Caitlyn LeAnn Benoit; a sister, Thelma Frazier of Checotah, Oklahoma; a brother, Earnest King of Teutopolis, Illinois; and numerous nieces and nephews.

Idaho Press-Tribune, Tuesday, December 5, 1995 — 5A


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  • Created by: R.I.P.
  • Added: Feb 12, 2012
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/84883228/rita_rose-ketchum: accessed ), memorial page for Rita Rose King Ketchum (7 Nov 1928–3 Dec 1995), Find a Grave Memorial ID 84883228, citing Hillcrest Memorial Gardens, Caldwell, Canyon County, Idaho, USA; Maintained by R.I.P. (contributor 47339884).