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- [S112] Census, 1920.
Name Ruba G Beard
Event Type Census
Event Date 1920
Event Place Franklin, Laclede, Missouri, United States
Gender Female
Age 1
Marital Status Single
Race White
Race (Original) White
Relationship to Head of Household Daughter
Relationship to Head of Household (Original) Daughter
Birth Year (Estimated) 1919
Birthplace Missouri
Father's Birthplace Missouri
Mother's Birthplace Missouri
Sheet Letter A
Sheet Number 7
HOUSEHOLD
ROLE
GENDER
AGE
BIRTHPLACE
William T Beard Head M 31 Missouri
Violet E Beard Wife F 21 Missouri
Jannita J Beard Daughter F 2 Missouri
Ruba G Beard Daughter F 1 Missouri
- [S142] Newspaper Article, Perry Daily Journal (OK), 18 Oct 2013.
1918 -2013 R. Gayle Bennett Fisher, 94, died on Tuesday, October 15, 2013 in Stillwater, Oklahoma.
A private family burial will be held at Ketchum Cemetery in Ketchum, Oklahoma with Reverend Dianna Bradford of the Ketchum First United Methodist Church officiating. Strode Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. On December 27, 1918, Gayle was born to the late Bill and Violet Fike (Adams) Beard in Orla, Missouri. She married William Charles Bennett in 1939. They lovingly raised two children together and enjoyed 38 years of marriage before Charles' death in 1977. In 1979, Gayle married I.T. "Bud" Fisher, and they were together for 19 years before his passing in 1998.
She is preceded in death by her parents; two husbands; two sister, June O'Dell and Grace Johnson; and great-granddaughter, Katie Hughes.
Gayle is survived by her son, William C. "Bill" Bennett, and his wife, Marilyn, of Placitas, New Mexico; daughter, Glenna Hughes, and her husband, Bob, of Stillwater; six grandchildren: Bobby Hughes, Kathi Tatum and husband Alex, Tonya Hughes, Tawni Bennett, Jodi Needum and husband Brian, and Kristi Bennett; eleven great-grandchildren; two greatgreat-grandchildren; sister, Billie Patton , of Tulsa; and sister, Geraldine Lane, of Claremore.
Granddaughter, Jodi, said it best: "This morning my family lost our 95-year-old Grandma. She was the smartest, most beautiful person, inside and out. She lived in her own house and was still driving. She kept up with stocks, oil, and did crossword puzzles every day. She kept her mind going and that kept her going. She even went to singles groups! You had to drag her out of the casino!
We had to keep up with her!! I feel blessed to have had her as a role model for me and my girls. She was very proud that she never had to depend on anyone to take care of her. I'm glad God took her the way she wanted to go - Independent! We love you Gayle Fisher, and we already miss you terribly!" Memorial contributions may be made in Gayle's name to the Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation at 825 N.E. 13th St., Oklahoma City, OK 73104.
Condolences may be sent to the family and an obituary viewed by visiting strodefh.com.
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