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BILL RUTH
Sapulpa Herald, Creek Co., OK
09-18-1992

Bill Arnold Ruth, 57, 1505 E. Thompson, Sapulpa, died Thursday at his home.

Graveside services are scheduled for 10 am Saturday, at Park Hill Cemetery with Rev. Royce Thompson officiating.

Masonic services will also be given at the graveside.

He was born July 26, 1935, in Henryetta. He married Betty Christie on December 22, 1962. A 30 year resident of Sapulpa, he was a member of the Church of the First Born, Brookside Masonic Lodge #538 and he was 32nd degree Mason,

Mr. Ruth served in the United States Air Force for 11 years and was employed by Crane Carrier as a sales representative.

Survivors include his wife, Betty; step-father, Edgar Sweet of Sapulpa; daughter, Angela Kidwell of Grenwood, Mo.; son, Jesse of the home; sisters, Zeda Ewing, Evelyn Rossiter and Imogene Rossiter, all of Tulare, Calif.; Violet Chambers of Park Hill, Linda Pippin of Checotah; Betty Ratliff of Leesburg, Va., Sherry Ellis of Sapulpa; brothers, Isiac Sweet of Tulsa, James Sweet of Henryetta, and Mickey Sweet of Sapulpa; and one grandchild.

BILL RUTH
Sapulpa Herald, Creek Co., OK
09-20-1992

Graveside services for Bill A. Ruth were held Saturday at Park Hill Cemetery near Tahlequah with the Rev. Royce Thompson officiating.

Masonic rites were also performed.

Casketbearers were Dwayne Hale, James Morris, Von Castor, L. J. Hughes, Benny Porter and Bill Grady.

Mr. Ruth, a resident of Sapulpa for the past 30 years, died Thursday at his home.