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Ruth Byars Schnake

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22 Nov 2020 (aged 99)
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Ruth Wilson-Schnake
January 15, 1921 - November 22, 2020

Ruth Wilson-Schnake, 99, of Centralia, passed away at 9:45 p.m., Sunday, November 22, 2020, at Mt. Vernon Countryside Manor in Mt. Vernon.
She was born in Jefferson County, on January 15, 1921, the daughter of Ben and Mary (French) Byars. On February 29, 1940, in Charleston, Missouri, she married Glen Wilson, and he preceded her in death on November 28, 1966. She then married Wesley John Schnake on January 15, 1972, in Mt. Vernon, and he preceded her in death on November 28, 1997.
She was a co-owner of Wilson Brothers General Merchandise Store in Harmony and Keenes, and the Glen Wilson Merchandise Store, and a co-owner of Farm Fresh Dairy Store in Mt. Vernon. She worked at IGA in Mt. Vernon as a checker, and then later worked with her husband at Schnake Magnavox in Centralia.
Ruth Wilson-Schnake
January 15, 1921 - November 22, 2020

Ruth Wilson-Schnake, 99, of Centralia, passed away at 9:45 p.m., Sunday, November 22, 2020, at Mt. Vernon Countryside Manor in Mt. Vernon.
She was born in Jefferson County, on January 15, 1921, the daughter of Ben and Mary (French) Byars. On February 29, 1940, in Charleston, Missouri, she married Glen Wilson, and he preceded her in death on November 28, 1966. She then married Wesley John Schnake on January 15, 1972, in Mt. Vernon, and he preceded her in death on November 28, 1997.
She was a co-owner of Wilson Brothers General Merchandise Store in Harmony and Keenes, and the Glen Wilson Merchandise Store, and a co-owner of Farm Fresh Dairy Store in Mt. Vernon. She worked at IGA in Mt. Vernon as a checker, and then later worked with her husband at Schnake Magnavox in Centralia.


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