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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
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