Ruth Minnie Gates daughter of Thomas Lemuel Gates and Mary Jane Stewart.

1st married to Lemuel Riley Allison on 4 May 1922 in Hood, Texas.

They had one daughter Francis Ruth Allison Rancich, wife of George Anthony Rancich.

2nd married to Clark R Holland on 24 April 1951 in Cook, Illinois.


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7 September 1966 (Wednesday) El Paso Herald-Post (El Paso, Texas)
Front Page
Woman Missing In Mystery; Widow Gone from Home;
Blood Stains; Cord Cut Away

A 64-year-old woman, member of a prominent Lower Valley family,was missing from her Fabens home today and authorities fear foul play.

Mrs. Ruth Holland, a widow, was gone from her home when her maid came to work today. Her absence was under a set of strange circumstances.

Her car was missing. In its place stood another auto. The maid found the house unlocked, which is not Mrs. Holland's habit. Inside she found several drawers left open, as if abandoned hurriedly. Mrs. Holland is a meticulous woman of tidy habits.

SPOTS of what appeared to be blood were found in a bedroom and
hallway. A section of cord from an electric clock had been cut away and taken. The clock was stopped at 3:15.

The maid called the Sheriff's Department. Deputies checked
registration of the car left in Mrs. Holland's driveway and
found it belonged to an El Paso auto firm.

They learned a man had taken the car out for a test drive
early yesterday and never brought it back. Deputies checked
the name he had given, and found that he had falsely claimed to work for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration at White Sands Missile Range.

NEIGHBORS reported they had noticed both Mrs. Holland's car and the other one parked before her house at 7:30 p.m. yesterday. Mrs. Holland's missing auto is a gold 1966 Cadillac sedan with Texas license plates CRN351. She is 5 feet 4 inches tall, weighs 121 pounds and has brown hair and eyes.

The man was described by motor company representatives as probably Italian extractine in his mid-twenties with black hair, well dressed and apparently well educated, with somewhat affected mannerisms.
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There are a number of articles in the El Paso Herald-Post on Ruth's case, the investigation and etc.

Ruth's body was found in the trunk of her car parked at International Airport El Paso, Texas on 7 September 1966.

Cause of Death: Homicide. (a) Asphixia (b) Body blows; Inquest Held: 9 Sep 1966

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OBITUARY

El Paso Herald-Post (El Paso, Texas) Section 3 Page Three
OBITUARY HOLLAND;9 September 1966, Friday;

Mrs. Ruth Gates Holland, Fabens, Texas, Passed away Wesnesday.She was a member of the First Methodist Church of Fabens, Texas.

Survivors, son-in-law, George A. Rancich of Fabens. sisters, Mrs. G. W. Griswold, Roswell, New Mexico, Mrs. Homer Brotsford of Bullard, Texas,brother Tom Gates, Post, Texas, grandchildren. George A. Rancich Jr., Riley A. Rancich, Steven T. Rancich, Robert B. Rancich, and Lisa Rancich, of Fabens, Texas.

Funeral services will be held at 11 AM Saturday in the Harding-Orr & McDaniel, Montana Ave. Chapel, Rev. Albert Peak officiating.

Interment will be in Evergreen Cemetery.

Memorial contributors may be made to a favorite charity.
Arrangements by Hording-Orr & McDaniel.


additional information:

Ruth was preceded in death by her parents Thomas Lemuel Gates and Mary Jane Stewart Gates, a sister Lois Irene Gates Shapard (wife of Grundy Lewis Shapard) and a brother Paul Arthur Gates.

Her sister Eunice Rebecca Gates was the wife of Dr. George Wayne Griswold. Her sister Mary E Gates was the wife of Homer Brotsford or Bretsford. Her brother Tom Gates was (Thomas Stewart Gates)

Ruth Minnie Gates daughter of Thomas Lemuel Gates and Mary Jane Stewart.

1st married to Lemuel Riley Allison on 4 May 1922 in Hood, Texas.

They had one daughter Francis Ruth Allison Rancich, wife of George Anthony Rancich.

2nd married to Clark R Holland on 24 April 1951 in Cook, Illinois.


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7 September 1966 (Wednesday) El Paso Herald-Post (El Paso, Texas)
Front Page
Woman Missing In Mystery; Widow Gone from Home;
Blood Stains; Cord Cut Away

A 64-year-old woman, member of a prominent Lower Valley family,was missing from her Fabens home today and authorities fear foul play.

Mrs. Ruth Holland, a widow, was gone from her home when her maid came to work today. Her absence was under a set of strange circumstances.

Her car was missing. In its place stood another auto. The maid found the house unlocked, which is not Mrs. Holland's habit. Inside she found several drawers left open, as if abandoned hurriedly. Mrs. Holland is a meticulous woman of tidy habits.

SPOTS of what appeared to be blood were found in a bedroom and
hallway. A section of cord from an electric clock had been cut away and taken. The clock was stopped at 3:15.

The maid called the Sheriff's Department. Deputies checked
registration of the car left in Mrs. Holland's driveway and
found it belonged to an El Paso auto firm.

They learned a man had taken the car out for a test drive
early yesterday and never brought it back. Deputies checked
the name he had given, and found that he had falsely claimed to work for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration at White Sands Missile Range.

NEIGHBORS reported they had noticed both Mrs. Holland's car and the other one parked before her house at 7:30 p.m. yesterday. Mrs. Holland's missing auto is a gold 1966 Cadillac sedan with Texas license plates CRN351. She is 5 feet 4 inches tall, weighs 121 pounds and has brown hair and eyes.

The man was described by motor company representatives as probably Italian extractine in his mid-twenties with black hair, well dressed and apparently well educated, with somewhat affected mannerisms.
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There are a number of articles in the El Paso Herald-Post on Ruth's case, the investigation and etc.

Ruth's body was found in the trunk of her car parked at International Airport El Paso, Texas on 7 September 1966.

Cause of Death: Homicide. (a) Asphixia (b) Body blows; Inquest Held: 9 Sep 1966

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OBITUARY

El Paso Herald-Post (El Paso, Texas) Section 3 Page Three
OBITUARY HOLLAND;9 September 1966, Friday;

Mrs. Ruth Gates Holland, Fabens, Texas, Passed away Wesnesday.She was a member of the First Methodist Church of Fabens, Texas.

Survivors, son-in-law, George A. Rancich of Fabens. sisters, Mrs. G. W. Griswold, Roswell, New Mexico, Mrs. Homer Brotsford of Bullard, Texas,brother Tom Gates, Post, Texas, grandchildren. George A. Rancich Jr., Riley A. Rancich, Steven T. Rancich, Robert B. Rancich, and Lisa Rancich, of Fabens, Texas.

Funeral services will be held at 11 AM Saturday in the Harding-Orr & McDaniel, Montana Ave. Chapel, Rev. Albert Peak officiating.

Interment will be in Evergreen Cemetery.

Memorial contributors may be made to a favorite charity.
Arrangements by Hording-Orr & McDaniel.


additional information:

Ruth was preceded in death by her parents Thomas Lemuel Gates and Mary Jane Stewart Gates, a sister Lois Irene Gates Shapard (wife of Grundy Lewis Shapard) and a brother Paul Arthur Gates.

Her sister Eunice Rebecca Gates was the wife of Dr. George Wayne Griswold. Her sister Mary E Gates was the wife of Homer Brotsford or Bretsford. Her brother Tom Gates was (Thomas Stewart Gates)