Ruth M. Dyson

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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

Family/Spouse: Stephen Shoesmith. Stephen was born on 17 Mar 1924 in Westport, Bristol County, Massachusetts; died on 16 Sep 2021 in Dartmouth, Bristol County, Massachusetts; was buried in Beech Grove Cemetery, Westport, Bristol County, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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SWANSEA -- Stephen Shoesmith Jr., 57, died Friday, Aug. 16, 2002 at home with his family by his side, after a brief illness. He was the husband of Germaine L. (St. Laurent) Shoesmith. Born in Fall River, the son of Stephen Shoesmith Sr. and Ruth M. (Dyson) Shoesmith of Westport, he lived most of his life the Fall River area. He was employed by New England Tractor Trailer Training School as a trailer truck driving instructor for more than 10 years. Survivors include his widow; his parents; a daughter, Karen Ann Shoesmith of Swansea; a sister, Judith Ann Nunes and her husband, Wayne Nunes, of Dartmouth; and several nieces and nephews. A memorial service will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 24 at Potter Funeral Home, 81 Reed Road, Westport.

Stephen married Germaine Lorainne St.Laurent on 7 Sep 1964 in St. Jean Baptiste, Fall River, Bristol County, Massachusetts. Germaine (daughter of Leonidas Aime St.Laurent and Yvonne Alice Gagnon) was born on 20 Dec 1942 in Fall River, Bristol County, Massachusetts; was christened on 3 Jan 1945 in St.Anne's, Fall River, Bristol County, Massachusetts; died on 18 Jul 2024 in Providence, Providence County, Rhode Island. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Living. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]