My Maine Heritage - June 2023 - Person Sheet
My Maine Heritage - June 2023 - Person Sheet
NameRuth Claire Rich
Birth Date19 Nov 1925
Birth PlaceGreenwood, Oxford Co., ME
Death Date18 Nov 2008 Age: 82
Death PlaceWest Paris, Oxford Co., ME
FatherRalph William Rich (~1902-)
MotherEstella Stella Gertrude Kimball (1905-1983)
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Ruth Rich Cummings, 82, of Bethel passed away, Tuesday, Nov. 18, 2008 at Ledgeview Living Center, West Paris.
Ruth was born on Nov. 19, 1925 in Greenwood, the daughter of Stella Kimball Rich and Ralph William Rich. She attended schools in Greenwood and Gould Academy.
She was a homemaker, wife, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother. She married Irving Alton Cummings on Aug. 3, 1951. She also worked at the Bethel Laundromat for many years and at Telstar High School cafeteria.
Ruth is survived by a brother, Clarence Howe and his wife Joan of Bethel; a daughter, Donna Douglass; daughter-in-law, Kathy Cummings; sons, Rexford and Andrew Cummings all of Bethel; a daughter, Mary Robbins of Toccoa, Ga.; 10 grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren. She was predeceased by her husband, “Blackie”; a son, Gregory I. Cummings; a daughter, Bonnita; and two granddaughters, Shelby Lynn Douglass and Kristen Cummings.
Ruth was born on Nov. 19, 1925 in Greenwood, the daughter of Stella Kimball Rich and Ralph William Rich. She attended schools in Greenwood and Gould Academy.
She was a homemaker, wife, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother. She married Irving Alton Cummings on Aug. 3, 1951. She also worked at the Bethel Laundromat for many years and at Telstar High School cafeteria.
Ruth is survived by a brother, Clarence Howe and his wife Joan of Bethel; a daughter, Donna Douglass; daughter-in-law, Kathy Cummings; sons, Rexford and Andrew Cummings all of Bethel; a daughter, Mary Robbins of Toccoa, Ga.; 10 grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren. She was predeceased by her husband, “Blackie”; a son, Gregory I. Cummings; a daughter, Bonnita; and two granddaughters, Shelby Lynn Douglass and Kristen Cummings.
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