Ruth Gibson

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Ruth G. Hamsher, age 78, of 236 Main St., Dansville, died Saturday, Nov. 7, 1998, at the Livingston County SNF after a brief illness. She was born in Dansville on Oct. 19, 1920, the daughter of the late John and Lena Gibson. Ruth was predeceased by her husband Howard L. Hamsher in 1944.
She is survived by one son, James (Irene) Hamsher of Dansville; grandsons Christopher (Diane) Hamsher of Wayland and David Hamsher of Dansville; one great-grandson, Tyler D. Hamsher of Wayland; sisters-in-law Luella Crowell of Dansville and Ruth K. Hamsher of Florida; and special friends Kerry and Kelly Meyers, both of Dansville. Ruth was also predeceased by her sister, Mary Norton.

Friends called Monday at the Chamberlin Funeral Home Inc., 73 Main St., Dansville, where funeral services were held Tuesday at 10 a.m., the Rev. Jamie Stevens officiating. Burial is in Oaklawn Cemetery, West Sparta. Memorial contributions may be made to the Dansville Ambulance Co., PO Box 235, Dansville, NY 14437. (GCE, November 12, 1998, p4)

Ruth married PFC Howard L. Hamsher in 1944. Howard (son of Orville Lemen Hamsher and Myrtle Ellen Carter) was born on 24 Nov 1918 in Livingston County, New York; died on 03 Apr 1945 in Netherlands; was buried in Netherlands American Cemetery and Memorial, Margraten, Eijsden-Margraten, Limburg, Netherlands. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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