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Submitted: 2/20/24 • Approved: 2/20/24 • Last Updated: 2/23/24 • R1520532-G1520531-S3
Owens
September 6, 1917 - April 28, 1996
Ruth
July 23, 1919 - February 15, 1992
Ruth Wilson was born July 23, 1919 in Omaha, Nebraska to Foster and Mattie Oliver. Otto and Mattie Daniels moved her to Beggs, Oklahoma, where she completed her education. She was a member of the Mount Pleasant Baptist Church in Beggs. In 1935, she was married to Owen Wilson. They had 13 children. Six preceded her in death. The family moved to Fort Smith, Arkansas where she joined Mount Moriah Missionary Baptist Church. She sang in the choir until her health prevented her from serving. She was a Deaconess, also a member of the Gilyard Circle, she was a member in Queen Esther Chapter #265, Order of Eastern Star. PHA. She was employed at St. Edward Mercy Medical Center. She died February 15, 1992 in Ft. Smith, Arkansas.
Photo courtesy of Frances Allen Titsworth
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