Eddy Co. NM - OBIT: Ruth Fleming Submitted by: patti pennington ************************************************************ USGENWEB ARCHIVES NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by any other organization or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain the written consent of the contributor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. http://www.usgwarchives.net ************************************************************ The following excerpts were taken from page 10 - The Artesia (NM) Daily Press - October 22, 1999 Obituaries FLEMING Memorial graveside services are October 24, at Twin Oaks Memorial Park in Artesia for former Artesia resident Ruth Fleming of Estancia, NM. Fleming, 77, died on October 21, at Artesia General Hospital. Cremation will be under the direction of Terpening & Son Mortuary. She was born on February 7, 1922 in Limestone County, Tex., to Hanford Morris and Lilla Mae (Burleson) Morris. She married J.P. Fleming on May 13, 1941, in Carlsbad, NM. He preceded her in death on December 13, 1995. She is survived by a son, Bud Fleming, of Estancia; daughter Ginger Hamaker of Denver, Colo.; five grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband and a sister.