Ward, Ruth
unknown – unknown
- Name variants
- —
- Record count
- 2
- Sources
- life_events
- Places seen
- Parma, MO; Stoddard County, MO
- First event date
- 1977-10-06
- Last event date
- 1977-12-09
Timeline — 2 events
- 1977-10-06 Walker Extension Club member (pictured left) running a white elephant sale this week, afternoons and evenings ending Saturday night, in the fire station building on Parma's main street to benefit the Parma Volunteer Fire Department; proceeds to help equip the rescue squad vehicle.
- 1977-12-09 Named 'Homemaker of the Year' by the Walker Home Economics Extension Club; ninth in the paper's 'homemakers' series of outstanding Extension Club women in the county (series coordinated by Mrs. Farrell Jackson, Stoddard County public information chairman). Printed as 'Mrs. Elmo (Ruth) Ward.' Retired from farming in 1976; b. Charleston, MO; began attending Extension Clubs with her mother in 1937; joined Parma Extension Club after moving from Portageville to Parma in 1945; joined Walker club after relocating in 1950 and served as club president three times. Religion: Baptist - First Baptist Church (town not stated in article); superintendent of the pre-school department. Mother of three, six grandchildren; interests include sewing, gardening, canning, travel, and golfing with her husband.
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