Breckinridge County KyArchives Obituaries.....NEWMAN, Ruby G. RYAN February 6, 1961 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/ky/kyfiles.html ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Peggy Russell meemawpeg7@gmail.com September 21, 2017, 6:49 pm Breckinridge County Herald-News, Friday, February 10, 1961 Page 1, CLOVERPORT WOMAN DIES OF BURNS Funeral services were held Wednesday afternoon at 2 p.m., February 8, 1961, at the Pisgah Baptist Church for Mrs. Ruby NEWMAN, age 91, of Cloverport Route, (Breckinridge County), who died Monday night, February 6, 1961. Mrs. NEWMAN suffered first and second degree burns Saturday evening about 6 p.m. when her clothing ignited from an open fireplace. She was alone in the house at the time, and was not able to beat out the flames. Her sons, Frank and Harold were busy outside. She is also survived by another son, Wallace of New Washington, Indiana. Breckinridge County Herald--News, Friday, February 17, 1961 OBITUARY Mrs. Ruby NEWMAN, age 91, of Cloverport, Ky died Monday, February 6, 1961 as the results of burns suffered Saturday night when her clothes ignited while sitting near an open fireplace. The funeral services were held on Wednesday, February 8, 1961 from the Pisgah Baptist Church. The Dowell Funeral Home of Hardinsburg was in charge of arrangements, and burial was in the Pisgah Church Cemetery. Mrs. NEWMAN was born August 2, 1869 near Cloverport in the same house she has occupied for 91 years. She was the daughter of William D. RYAN and Manervia GARDNER. She taught school for 11 years. She is survived by: three sons: Frank NEWMAN, in the home where she lived Harold NEWMAN of Cloverport, Ky Wallace NEWMAN of New Washington, Indiana (Clark County) 6 grandchildren and 4 great grandchildren Additional Comments: Breckinridge County Cemeteries, volume one, published in 1991: Pisgah Baptist Church Cemetery, located on Balltown Road, 1.6 miles north west of Mattingly in north western part of Breckinridge County. NEWMAN, Ruby G. 2 Aug 1869 -- 6 Feb 1961 wife of Nathaniel M. Nathaniel M. 12 Sept 1875 -- 16 Oct 1946 husband of Ruby G Peggy Russell File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/ky/breckinridge/obits/n/newman6593gob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/kyfiles/