Bennie Ruth Coleman (1919 - 2011)
Bennie Ruth Coleman, 92, longtime resident of Hill County, passed away Tuesday, Sept. 27, 2011. Funeral: 10 a.m. Friday at Marshall & Marshall Funeral Directors Chapel in Hillsboro. Burial: will follow at 1:30 p.m. in Moore Memorial Gardens, Arlington.
Ruth was born May 2, 1919, near Wynnewood, Okla., daughter of Ben and Gertrude Mills McLain and sister of Ralph McClain, Kathryn Reed, Art McClain, Blanche Leinthall, Vester McClain and Fred McClain, all of whom preceded her in death. She graduated from Wynnewood High School in 1936 and from Oklahoma City Business College in 1938. Ruth worked as a secretary for many years at Tinker Air Force Base in Midwest City, Okla., Oklahoma Bar Association in Oklahoma City, Okla., and General Services Administration in Dallas and Fort Worth. She married Bill Coleman on June 8, 1967. The couple moved from Arlington in 1968 to Hill County, where they enjoyed their life on the Coleman Ranch. A stepdaughter, Tona Seibold, preceded her in death in August 1996.
Survivors: Her husband, Bill of Hillsboro; daughter, Ruth Ann Thompson and husband, Bill, of Hillsboro; granddaughters, Laura Thompson of Oakland, Calif., and Amy Cayzer and husband, Avon, of London, England; stepson, Craig Coleman and wife, Gelia, of Pantego; stepgrandson, C.T. Coleman and wife, Lindsey, of Woodbury; stepgreat-grandsons, Creek and Laithan Coleman of Woodbury; and stepson, Wesley Coleman and wife, Jennifer, of Arlington.
Published in Star-Telegram on September 29, 2011
Bennie Ruth Coleman, 92, longtime resident of Hill County, passed away Tuesday, Sept. 27, 2011. Funeral: 10 a.m. Friday at Marshall & Marshall Funeral Directors Chapel in Hillsboro. Burial: will follow at 1:30 p.m. in Moore Memorial Gardens, Arlington.
Ruth was born May 2, 1919, near Wynnewood, Okla., daughter of Ben and Gertrude Mills McLain and sister of Ralph McClain, Kathryn Reed, Art McClain, Blanche Leinthall, Vester McClain and Fred McClain, all of whom preceded her in death. She graduated from Wynnewood High School in 1936 and from Oklahoma City Business College in 1938. Ruth worked as a secretary for many years at Tinker Air Force Base in Midwest City, Okla., Oklahoma Bar Association in Oklahoma City, Okla., and General Services Administration in Dallas and Fort Worth. She married Bill Coleman on June 8, 1967. The couple moved from Arlington in 1968 to Hill County, where they enjoyed their life on the Coleman Ranch. A stepdaughter, Tona Seibold, preceded her in death in August 1996.
Survivors: Her husband, Bill of Hillsboro; daughter, Ruth Ann Thompson and husband, Bill, of Hillsboro; granddaughters, Laura Thompson of Oakland, Calif., and Amy Cayzer and husband, Avon, of London, England; stepson, Craig Coleman and wife, Gelia, of Pantego; stepgrandson, C.T. Coleman and wife, Lindsey, of Woodbury; stepgreat-grandsons, Creek and Laithan Coleman of Woodbury; and stepson, Wesley Coleman and wife, Jennifer, of Arlington.
Published in Star-Telegram on September 29, 2011
Bennie Ruth Coleman (1919 - 2011)
Bennie Ruth Coleman, 92, longtime resident of Hill County, passed away Tuesday, Sept. 27, 2011. Funeral: 10 a.m. Friday at Marshall & Marshall Funeral Directors Chapel in Hillsboro. Burial: will follow at 1:30 p.m. in Moore Memorial Gardens, Arlington.
Ruth was born May 2, 1919, near Wynnewood, Okla., daughter of Ben and Gertrude Mills McLain and sister of Ralph McClain, Kathryn Reed, Art McClain, Blanche Leinthall, Vester McClain and Fred McClain, all of whom preceded her in death. She graduated from Wynnewood High School in 1936 and from Oklahoma City Business College in 1938. Ruth worked as a secretary for many years at Tinker Air Force Base in Midwest City, Okla., Oklahoma Bar Association in Oklahoma City, Okla., and General Services Administration in Dallas and Fort Worth. She married Bill Coleman on June 8, 1967. The couple moved from Arlington in 1968 to Hill County, where they enjoyed their life on the Coleman Ranch. A stepdaughter, Tona Seibold, preceded her in death in August 1996.
Survivors: Her husband, Bill of Hillsboro; daughter, Ruth Ann Thompson and husband, Bill, of Hillsboro; granddaughters, Laura Thompson of Oakland, Calif., and Amy Cayzer and husband, Avon, of London, England; stepson, Craig Coleman and wife, Gelia, of Pantego; stepgrandson, C.T. Coleman and wife, Lindsey, of Woodbury; stepgreat-grandsons, Creek and Laithan Coleman of Woodbury; and stepson, Wesley Coleman and wife, Jennifer, of Arlington.
Published in Star-Telegram on September 29, 2011
Bennie Ruth Coleman, 92, longtime resident of Hill County, passed away Tuesday, Sept. 27, 2011. Funeral: 10 a.m. Friday at Marshall & Marshall Funeral Directors Chapel in Hillsboro. Burial: will follow at 1:30 p.m. in Moore Memorial Gardens, Arlington.
Ruth was born May 2, 1919, near Wynnewood, Okla., daughter of Ben and Gertrude Mills McLain and sister of Ralph McClain, Kathryn Reed, Art McClain, Blanche Leinthall, Vester McClain and Fred McClain, all of whom preceded her in death. She graduated from Wynnewood High School in 1936 and from Oklahoma City Business College in 1938. Ruth worked as a secretary for many years at Tinker Air Force Base in Midwest City, Okla., Oklahoma Bar Association in Oklahoma City, Okla., and General Services Administration in Dallas and Fort Worth. She married Bill Coleman on June 8, 1967. The couple moved from Arlington in 1968 to Hill County, where they enjoyed their life on the Coleman Ranch. A stepdaughter, Tona Seibold, preceded her in death in August 1996.
Survivors: Her husband, Bill of Hillsboro; daughter, Ruth Ann Thompson and husband, Bill, of Hillsboro; granddaughters, Laura Thompson of Oakland, Calif., and Amy Cayzer and husband, Avon, of London, England; stepson, Craig Coleman and wife, Gelia, of Pantego; stepgrandson, C.T. Coleman and wife, Lindsey, of Woodbury; stepgreat-grandsons, Creek and Laithan Coleman of Woodbury; and stepson, Wesley Coleman and wife, Jennifer, of Arlington.
Published in Star-Telegram on September 29, 2011
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