Ouachita County Louisiana Archives Obituaries.....TOLSON, RUTH KILGORE HENRY January 30, 2012
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News Star World - February 01, 2012
RUTH KILGORE HENRY TOLSON

Ruth Killgore Henry Tolson, age 88, went to be with her Lord and Savior 
Monday, January 30, 2012. Funeral services will be held 1 pm Thursday, Feb. 2 
at St. Paul's United Methodist Church. Officiating will be Rev. J. Roddy 
Taylor. Interment will follow at the Hamilton Cemetery in Dubach, Louisiana. 

Ruth was born and raised in Lisbon, Louisiana. She received her Bachelor's of 
Fine Arts Degree from Louisiana Tech University. She married Thomas Reginald 
Henry, Jr. and raised her five children in Monroe. After the death of Thomas, 
she married James E. Tolson and they worked together at the Palace Department 
Store until retirement. She was an active member of theMonroe community. She 
was a charter member of St. Paul's United Methodist Church. She was a member 
of the Junior Charity League of Monroe and Daughters of the American 
Revolution. Ruth was past President and currently the secretary of the Twin 
City Porcelain Art Guild. She was also an active member of her local writing 
club. She was most proud of all of her children and grandchildren.

Ruth is preceded in death by her parents, Tom and Bess Killgore; her husbands, 
Thomas R. Henry, Jr. and James E. Tolson.; child, Reginald Thomas Henry, III 
and a sister, Marjorie Welch.

She is survived by her children, Melton Henry and wife, Jeane Marie of 
Marrieta, GA; Tyler Henry and wife, Dianne of Ridgefield, CT, Elaine Henry and 
husband, Vincent Chiodo of Gaylordsville, CT, James Henry and wife, Jennie of 
Monroe, LA , James E. Tolson, Jr. and wife, Suzi of Plano, TX and Randy Tolson 
and wife, Nancy of Rockwall, TX.

She is survived by her grandchildren, Bill Henry, Elizabeth Hussey, Thomas 
Henry, Miriam Henry, Jennifer Henry, Sally Henry, Bethany Tolson, Alexandria 
Tolson, James Tolson and Melissa Tolson. She is also survived by her sister, 
Edith Kirkpatrick of Baton Rouge and Maxwell Killgore of Covington, La.

Serving as pallbearers will be Thomas Henry, Bill Whatley, Justin Millar, 
Russell Millar, Tommy Smith and Gene Newman. The family requests memorials be 
made to St. Paul's United Methodist Church or your favorite charity.


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