Ruth French

RUTH MARIE FRENCH OF POTOSI, MISSOURI WAS BORN SUNDAY, DECEMBER 26, 1915 IN DONGOLA, ILLINOIS A DAUGHTER OF THE LATE CHARLES LEE AND ESSIE O. (KARRAKER) GRAHAM. RUTH DEPARTED THIS LIFE AT HER DAUGHTERS HOME SUNDAY, JUNE 22, 2003 AT THE AGE OF EIGHTY-SEVEN YEARS, SIX MONTHS AND TWENTY-SEVEN DAYS.
RUTH WAS UNITED IN MARRIAGE TO ARCHIE WARD FRENCH ON SEPTEMBER 1, 1933 IN VILLA RIDGE, ILLINOIS. THEY WERE BLESSED TO HAVE FIVE CHILDREN BORN TO THE UNION.
RUTH IS SURVIVED BY THREE DAUGHTERS, DORIS J. WILLHAUCK AND HUSBAND WILLIAM OF POTOSI, KAREN M. FRENCH OF GARDENERVILLE, NEVADA AND PATSY O. GARZA AND HUSBAND ADAN OF BROOKFIELD, WISCONSIN; TWO SONS, GERALD G. FRENCH OF COLUMBUS, OHIO, LARRY M. FRENCH AND WIFE LORETTA OF MILLERSVILLE, MISSOURI; ELEVEN GRANDCHILDREN, FIFTEEN GREAT GRANDCHILDREN; A VERY DEAR FRIEND MARGIE MERHTENS OF POTOSI, MISSOURI AND MANY NIECES, NEPHEWS, COUSINS AND OTHER RELATIVES AND FRIENDS. IN ADDITION TO HER PARENTS AND HUSBAND OF FIFTY-FOUR YEARS, SHE WAS ALSO PRECEDED IN DEATH BY ONE GRAND DAUGHTER, LINDA RUTH FRENCH; TWO BROTHERS, JOHN LEE GRAHAM AND CHARLES WYATT GRAHAM; ONE SISTER MARGARET SMITH AND ONE DAUGHTER-IN-LAW SHIRLEY FRENCH.
RUTH WAS A HOMEMAKER AND WORKED WITH MR. FRENCH IN ESTABLISHING THEIR BUSINESS, FRENCH GARAGE IN THE 1950'S. THEY BRANCHED INTO SELLING OLIVER TRACTORS AND IMPLEMENTS AND DOING REPAIRS AS WELL AS CONTINUING AUTO REPAIR. RUTH ALSO WORKED AS A BOOKKEEPER FOR THE GARAGE, A TOBACCO COMPANY IN CAIRO, ILLINOIS AND AT WESTER BAPTIST HOSPITAL IN PADUCAH, KENTUCKY.
VISITATION WAS HELD THURSDAY, JUNE 26, 2003 FROM 9:00 A.M. TO 11:00 A.M. AT THE MOORE FUNERAL HOME, POTOSI, MISSOURI.
FUNERAL SERVICES WERE HELD THURSDAY, JUNE 26, 2003 AT 11:00 A.M. AT THE MOORE MEMORIAL CHAPEL WITH ELDER LEONARD COMPTON OFFICIATING. BURIAL WAS IN THE GREENLAWN MEMORIAL CEMETERY, VILLA RIDGE, ILLINOIS ON FRIDAY JUNE 27, 2003 AT 1:00 P.M. SERVICES WERE UNDER THE CARE OF MOORE FUNERAL HOMES, POTOSI, MISSOURI.