Norris E & Ruth R
(Watson) Johnson
Tombstone photo
Memorial Park Cemetery
Bartlesville, Washington County, OK
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Obit for Ruth posted by Mel Owings
Jul 26, 1905 - Dec 13, 2005
Ruth W. Johnson, longtime former Bartlesville resident now of Cushing, passed away on Tuesday, December 13, 2005 in Cushing at the age of 100 years.
The daughter of the late Frank Walter Watson and Fannie Tabitha Schwab Watson, Ruth was born on July 26, 1905 near Delague, CO.
She attended Pittsburg State teachers’ College at Pittsburg, KS, receiving her teacher’s certificate, later becoming an accountant, working for Jack Seidle, C.P.A. in Bartlesville for many years prior to her retirement.
She was united in marriage to Norris E. Johnson on May 18, 1928 in Seminole, OK and he preceded her in death in 1988.
She was a longtime member of the First Christian Church in Bartlesville; she enjoyed cooking and was a former member of the EntreNous Sewing Club in Bartlesville.
Survivors include her son, the Reverend Dr. Richard N. Johnson and his wife Virginia of Oklahoma City; one granddaughter, the Reverend Mrs. Mary Michele Uhlig and her husband Reverend Ted Uhlig of Cushing; two great-grandchildren Blake and Rachel Uhlig of Cushing and other relatives and friends.
A Memorial service will be held on Tuesday, December 20, 2005 at 2 P.M. in the Memorial Park Cemetery at Bartlesville with Reverend Ted Uhlig, pastor of the First United Methodist Church of Cushing, officiating.
Memorial contributions may be made to the First Christian Church of Bartlesville or to the First United Methodist Church in Cushing, in her memory.
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