Ruth Lacy LaRue^[1]

1904 - 2000  (95 years)

• Name	Ruth Lacy LaRue
  Born	18 Dec 1904	Knox County, Tennessee
  Gender	Female
  Census	1940	District 2, Knox County, Tennessee   [2]
  Died	19 Apr 2000  [3]
  Buried	22 Apr 2000	Greenwood Cemetery, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee
  Person ID	I334734	Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest
  Last Modified	30 Oct 2012

  
  

  Father	Oscar White LaRue,   b. 17 Feb 1869, Knox County, Tennessee ,   d. 6 Mar 1945, Knox County, Tennessee  (Age 76 years)
  Mother	Mamie Jane Oglesby,   b. 7 Jan 1876, Tennessee ,   d. 25 Jan 1963  (Age 87 years)
  Family ID	F131440	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family	Roy Smith,   b. 14 Jun 1902, Knox County, Tennessee ,   d. 14 Dec 1936, Knox County, Tennessee  (Age 34 years)
  Children	+ 1. Helen R. Smith,   b. Abt 1925, Tennessee ,   d. 21 Mar 2002, Hillcrest North  (Age ~ 77 years)   2. David R. Smith,   b. Abt 1929, Tennessee ,   d. Bef 19 Apr 2000  (Age ~ 71 years)   3. Billy Jean Smith,   b. 26 May 1930, Knox County, Tennessee ,   d. 21 Jun 1932, Knox County, Tennessee  (Age 2 years)   4. William Lynn Smith,   b. Abt 1933, Tennessee ,   d. Bef 19 Apr 2000  (Age ~ 67 years)   5. Eugene V. Smith,   b. Abt 1935, Tennessee ,   d. Bef 19 Apr 2000  (Age ~ 65 years)
  Family ID	F131433	Group Sheet

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 18 Dec 1904 - Knox County, Tennessee Buried - 22 Apr 2000 - Greenwood Cemetery, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee  = Link to Google Maps   = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

  [S4] Knoxville News-Sentinel (Tennessee), 24 Mar 2002. Helen Loveday obituary [S112] Census, 1940. name: Ruth L Smith titles & terms: event: Census event year: 1940 event place: Ward 18, Knoxville, Civil District 2, Knox, Tennessee, United States gender: Female age: 35 marital status: Widowed race (original): race (standardized): White relationship to head of household (original): relationship to head of household (standardized): Head birthplace: Tennessee estimated birth year: 1905 residence in 1935: Same Place enumeration district number: 97-92 family number: 59 sheet number and letter: 3B line number: 56 nara publication number: T627 nara roll number: 3958 digital folder number: 005461330 image number: 00660 Household Gender Age Birthplace head Ruth L Smith F 35 Tennessee daughter Helen R Smith F 15 Tennessee son David R Smith M 11 Tennessee son Buddy L Smith M 7 Tennessee son Eugene V Smith M 5 Tennessee [S4] Knoxville News-Sentinel (Tennessee), 22 Apr 2000. SMITH , RUTH LACEY CLENDENON - age 96 of Knoxville went to be with the Lord on Wednesday April 19, 2000. Member of Lincoln Park Baptist Church. She had dedicated her whole life to raising children. Preceded in death by husband, Roy Smith ; father, Oscar La Rue; mother, Mary Jane LaRue ; brothers, Frank, Horace & Curtis LaRue ; sister, Edith Brooks; sons, David, William Lynn, Billy & Eugene Smith . Survivors: daughter, Helen Loveday, Knoxville; sister, Jenny Kitts, Hamilton, Ohio; grandchildren, Loran D. (Sonny) Wichser, Jr., Beverly Collins, Rene Shorter, Jamie Martin, James & Mike Smith all of Knoxville, William Manuel Saine of Pittsburg, Pa.; special great grandchildren, Jeff Williams, Amy White, Kelly Wichser, Jennifer Shorter, Teri Phillips & Nicole Williams; daughter in law, Carolyn Smith ; several special nieces & nephews. Funeral service 7 p.m. Friday Rose Mortuary Broadway Chapel, Larry Woods, minister officiating. Family & friends will meet at the entrance to Greenwood Cemetery at 1:45 p.m. Saturday for interment service at 2 p.m. Arrangements by Rose Mortuary Broadway Chapel.