Payette County ID Archives Obituaries.....Rodgers, Ruth 1919
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Payette Enterprise   5-22-1919
Payette Enterprise
Payette, Idaho
Thursday, May 22, 1919

MRS. RODGERS PASSES AWAY

Prominent Fruitland Woman Succumbs to Grim Reaper after long illness

Mrs. Ruth Rodgers, who suffered from a paralytic stroke about a month ago, 
passed away peacefully at the Rodgers home at an early hour Thursday morning. 
following is a brief resume of a long and eventful life:

Ruth Bailey Gregg was born in Charmichals, Pennsylvania, in the year 1834 and 
died May 15, 1919, at her home in Fruitland. At the time of her death she had 
attained the age of 84 years, 6 months and 27 days.

In the year 1855 she became the wife of Alexander Rodgers and they went to 
Iowa a part of the Great American desert at that time.

Two sons were born to them before the Civil War broke out at which time Mrs. 
Rodgers returned to her father's home in Pennsylvania while Mr. Rodgers fought 
with the northern army.

After four years they again took up their life in the mid-west seeming to mend 
their broken fortunes and rear their family. Five children were born to them 
after the war, making a family of seven, four of whom are yet living. Now, 
ofter an unusually long, active and happy life, Mrs. Rogers will be laid to 
rest beside her husband in the beautiful cemetery near their former home at 
Wymore, Nebraska.

Mrs. Graham Park and two little sons left Monday morning on the early train to 
accompany the remains of her mother to her last resting place.

The funeral services were held Sunday afternoon at 3 o'clock on the lawn at 
her home. Rev. Chas. McCoard of the Methodist church and Rev. Ford M. Burtch 
of the Baptist Church officiating.

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