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Ruth Elizabeth King Carmichael

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Birth	:	2 Dec 1905 Nodaway, Adams County, Iowa, USA
Death	:	15 Dec 2003 Villisca, Montgomery County, Iowa, USA
Burial	:	Villisca Cemetery, Villisca, Montgomery County, USA
Coordinate	:	40.9389000, -94.9747009
Description	:	Ruth E. Carmichael Ruth E. Carmichael, age 98, passed away on December 15, 2003. She has resided at the Villisca Good Samaritan Nursing Home since December of 2000. Ruth Elizabeth King Carmichael was born near Nodaway, IA, in Adams County on December 2, 1905 to James Herbert King and Etta May King. Ruth attended Lyons School Dist. No. 9 southeast of Villisca for 8 years. Then the King family moved to a farm north of Villisca in 1924. She taught at the Lomas/Victor country school north of Villisca for 2 years and the Findley School for 1 year. She was... Read More	Ruth E. Carmichael Ruth E. Carmichael, age 98, passed away on December 15, 2003. She has resided at the Villisca Good Samaritan Nursing Home since December of 2000. Ruth Elizabeth King Carmichael was born near Nodaway, IA, in Adams County on December 2, 1905 to James Herbert King and Etta May King. Ruth attended Lyons School Dist. No. 9 southeast of Villisca for 8 years. Then the King family moved to a farm north of Villisca in 1924. She taught at the Lomas/Victor country school north of Villisca for 2 years and the Findley School for 1 year. She was married to George Willard Carmichael of rural Villisca, Iowa on June 22, 1927 at the Methodist parsonage in Creston, Iowa, attended by her sister, Florence and husband, Glen Jackson of Villisca. They lived in Creston, Iowa where George taught at the local high school. In 1929, they moved to the Carmichael family farm northeast of Villisca where Ken and Diane Jacobs now live. They farmed there for many years. Teaching and government work took them to Clarinda, Atlantic, Logan, Iowa and finally to Red Oak before returning to the farm in 1962. They retired and moved to the town of Villisca in 1975. Ruth and George were blessed with three children, Dorothy Marie, J. Robert and George Leroy. Ruth and George enjoyed an Open House on their 50th Wedding Anniversay in June of 1977 at the Villisca Methodist Church. Ruth has been a member of the church since a very early age. She belonged to the United Methodist Women and the Joy Circle. She was a member of the Villisca Progress Club and the Afternoon Literary Department. She was also a member of the Happy Hour Club N.E. of Villisca and of the Coffee Club of Villisca. Ruth was chosen Montgomery County Homemaker in 1953. She held many offices in Montgomery County Farm Bureau Women and the Extension Service. She was Villisca's Progress Club Mother-of-the-Year in 1984. She was active in her church, with the United Methodist Woman and with Circles for many years. She loved 'doing' for others. She liked people. She loved her family and her many friends. She loved flowers, tatting and other handwork. She loved to read until failing eyesight made reading impossible. She wrote many poems over the years until she could no longer see to write. She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, George; her daughter, Dorothy Marie; her son, George Leroy; her brothers, Frank King and Emmet King; her sister Florence and brother-in-law, Glen Jackson; and her sister, Mary and brother-in-law, Wil Hethcote; and by her daughter-in-law, Betty J. Carmichael. Surviving is her son, J. Robert and his three children, Cristie Carmichael of North Fort Myers, Florida, Jeff Carmichael of Fort Myers, Florida and Dr. Joel and his wife Cheryl and their three daughters, Kelsey, McKenzie and Whitney of Littleton, Colorado. Last, but most definitely not least, she leaves many loving nieces and nephews who she deeply cherished. Funeral services will be held at the United Methodist Church in Villisca at 10:30 a. m. on Friday, December 19, 2003 with the Rev. Sandra Wainwright officiating. Lunch will be served by the United Methodist Women at the church after graveside services. Visitation will be the night before at the Wolfe Funeral Home from 7 p.m. to 8 p.m. on December 18th. Ruth will be buried in the Villisca Cemetery next to George, Dorothy Marie and George Leroy. An Angel has returned Home.

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Ruth Elizabeth King Carmichael's memorial is located at: Villisca Cemetery, Villisca, Montgomery County, USA.
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Ruth Elizabeth King Carmichael death on 15 Dec 2003 in Villisca, Montgomery County, Iowa, USA
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Latitude: 40.9389000
Longitude: -94.9747009

Family Members:

Parent

James Herbert King

(1877 - 1942)

Etta Mae White King

(1878 - 1953)

Spouse

George Willard Carmichael

(1905 - 1995)

Siblings

Emmett Roy King

(1902 - 1903)

Children

Dorothy Marie Carmichael

(1928 - 1931)

George LeRoy Carmichael

(1930 - 1930)

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