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Ruth Withers Emerson

Birth	:	19 May 1910 Garden County, Nebraska, USA
Death	:	18 Feb 2002 Alliance, Box Butte County, Nebraska, USA
Burial	:	Union-Graham Cemetery, Winfield, Cowley County, USA
Coordinate	:	37.2542000, -96.9843979
Plot	:	Block 11, Lot 13
Description	:	Garden County News (Oshkosh, Nebraska), Feb. 28, 2002, Page 5 Ruth Emerson, 91, of Oshkosh, Nebraska died Monday morning, February 18, 2002, at the Box Butte General Hospital in Alliance, Nebraska. Funeral services were held at 2:00 p.m., Friday, February 22, 2002, in the Holechek Funeral Home in Oshkosh with the Rev. Cliff Transmeier officiating. Burial will be in the Ash Hollow Cemetery at Lewellen, Nebraska. Memorials have been established to the Garden County Rescue Unit. The Holechek Funeral Home in Oshkosh was in charge of arrangements. Ruth Withers Emerson was born May 19, 1910 in rural Garden County to Thomas W. and Ollie B.... Read More	Garden County News (Oshkosh, Nebraska), Feb. 28, 2002, Page 5 Ruth Emerson, 91, of Oshkosh, Nebraska died Monday morning, February 18, 2002, at the Box Butte General Hospital in Alliance, Nebraska. Funeral services were held at 2:00 p.m., Friday, February 22, 2002, in the Holechek Funeral Home in Oshkosh with the Rev. Cliff Transmeier officiating. Burial will be in the Ash Hollow Cemetery at Lewellen, Nebraska. Memorials have been established to the Garden County Rescue Unit. The Holechek Funeral Home in Oshkosh was in charge of arrangements. Ruth Withers Emerson was born May 19, 1910 in rural Garden County to Thomas W. and Ollie B. (Bruen) Withers. She attended schools in Lisco, Nebraska and Dewey, South Dakota before graduating from St. Patrick's High School in Sidney, Nebraska. She attended Chadron State College for normal training from 1927 to 1929. She taught in schools in Deuel and Garden counties. On December 24, 1930, she married Dean Emerson at the Methodist parsonage in Alliance. Since October 1, 2002, Dean has resided in the Highland Park Care Center in Alliance. They lived on ranches in Sheridan and Garden counties until buying their own ranch near Crescent Lake Refuge in 1950. They retired in 1987 and move[d] into Oshkosh. She was active in extension clubs, the Cowbells, and art and painting guilds. She loved cooking and was chosen to attend the Pillsbury Cookoff Contest four different years and won numerous prizes for her recipes. She was also chosen to attend the National Beef Cookoff and the National Chicken Cookoff, winning prizes at each. Her other interests and hobbies were painting, gardening and her family and friends. Survivors include her husband, Dean Emerson of Alliance; one daughter, Peggy LaDean of Scottsbluff; two sons, Joe and his wife, Peg Emerson of Lisco, and Tom and his wife, MeriAnn Emerson of Whitman; six grandchildren, Scott, Sandi, Sheri, Stuart, Brad and Thad; five great-grandchildren, Bob and Caitlin Ganatt, Jordan Hammons, Haley Emerson and Brittney Ray Emerson; one sister, Wilma Wilson of Ogallala; several nieces and nephews and one cousin, Joy Weller. She was preceded in death by her parents, three sisters, Angel Withers, Edna Withers and Irene Dorsey and one brother, Lester Withers.

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Where is Ruth Withers Emerson's memorial?
Ruth Withers Emerson's memorial is located at: Union-Graham Cemetery, Winfield, Cowley County, USA.
When did Ruth Withers Emerson death?
Ruth Withers Emerson death on 18 Feb 2002 in Alliance, Box Butte County, Nebraska, USA
Where are the coordinates of the Ruth Withers Emerson's memorial?
Latitude: 37.2542000
Longitude: -96.9843979

Family Members:

Parent

Thomas W. Withers

(1874 - 1955)

Ollie B. Bruen Withers

(1881 - 1970)

Spouse

Harold Dean Emerson

(1908 - 2003)

Siblings

Edna Withers

(1903 - 1978)

Angel Ollie Withers

(1905 - 1906)

Lester J. Withers

(1908 - 1989)

Irene E. Withers Dorsey

(1913 - 1997)

Children

Floyd Joseph “Joe” Emerson

(1933 - 2014)

Flowers:

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Coordinate: 37.2542000, -96.9843979

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Coordinate: 37.3605995, -97.0243988

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Coordinate: 37.1439018, -97.0357971

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Coordinate: 37.1352997, -97.0421982

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Coordinate: 37.1622009, -97.0955963

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Coordinate: 37.1982700, -97.1422900

23. Liberty Cemetery
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24. Wilmot Cemetery
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