Ruth M. Dyson

Female 1924 - 2008  (83 years)


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  • Name Ruth M. Dyson 
    Birth 17 Jun 1924  Fall River, Bristol Co., Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Female 
    Death 12 Jun 2008  New Bedford, Bristol Co., Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Burial Beech Grove Cemetery, Westport, Bristol Co., Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
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    • Ruth M. (Dyson) Shoesmith, 83, of Westport passed away Thursday, June 12, 2008 at Hathaway Manor. She was wife of Stephen Shoesmith, Sr., they were married for 64 years.

      Born in Fall River, daughter of the late William and Beatrice (Taylor) Dyson, she would have celebrated her 84th birthday on June 17th. She was a graduate of B.M.C. Durfee High School Class of 1943. Prior to retirement she worked at the former Kerr Mill Bargain Center in Fall River for 28 years. Mrs. Shoesmith was a member of the former St. Mark's Episcopal Church in Fall River where she served as a Sunday School Teacher and was a member of the Women's Guild.

      Including her husband, she is survived by a daughter: Judith Ann Nunes and her husband Wayne of Dartmouth; a sister: Beatrice Souza of Westport; a granddaughter: Karen Ann Shoesmith; and several nieces and nephews.

      She was mother of the late Stephen Shoesmith, Jr. and sister of the late William, Alford, John and Gilbert Dyson.

      Funeral to which relatives and friends are invited will be Saturday, June 14, 2008 at the Potter Funeral Home at 10:30 A.M. Interment in Beech Grove Cemetery, Westport.

      Herald News, The (Fall River, MA) -
      Friday, June 13, 2008
    Person ID I15546  OurNorthernRoots
    Last Modified 13 May 2022 

    Family Stephen Shoesmith,   b. 17 Mar 1924, Westport, Bristol Co., Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 16 Sep 2021, Dartmouth, Bristol Co., Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 97 years) 
    Children 
    +1. Stephen Shoesmith, Jr.,   c. 22 Jul 1945, St.Mark's Episcopal. Fall River, Bristol Co., Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 16 Aug 2002, Swansea, Bristol Co., Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 57 years)
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    Link to Google MapsBirth - 17 Jun 1924 - Fall River, Bristol Co., Massachusetts, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 12 Jun 2008 - New Bedford, Bristol Co., Massachusetts, USA Link to Google Earth
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