Biography of Alice CARRUTH, Scott Co, Arkansas

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Contributed by Delaine Edwards.
Aug 6 1999

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	The material transcribed below is from a special edition of the 
Scott County Advertiser newspaper of 3 April 1991, entitled "A Salute to 
Scott County Citizens 90 Years and Over." The interviews were done as
part of a celebration of the Bank of Waldron's 90th anniversary. They are
arranged alphabetically for presentation here. Pictures were included 
with these short biographies.

CARRUTH, Alice: Alice Carruth was born August 12, 1892 in Oklahoma (then
Indian Territory.) Her parents were Eli and Amanda Tooman. She was one of
nine children. She married Walt Carruth in Carnegie, Oklahoma on October
16, 1911. They had seven children including three sons: Warren and Glen,
both deceased; Leon Carruth of Oklahoma; four daughters: Elizabeth,
deceased, Mrs. Delores Lee of Waldron, Waldine Stevens of Giddings, Texas,
and Dorothy Hurdt of Bay City, Texas. She is a member of First Baptist
Church of Bay City, Texas. Her hobbies include flower gardening, quilting
and cooking. She came to live with her daughter Delores in Waldron in May
of 1979 because of poor health and became a resident of Pinewood in 
August of 1979. She has 21 grandchildren and 25 great grandchildren.