Coshocton County OhArchives Obituaries.....Pigman, Ruth Casteel March 21, 1915
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The Coshocton Tribune March 23, 1915
LIFE LONG RESIDENT OF COUNTY GOES TO REWARD

At 8 o'clock Sunday night death claimed the life of Mrs. Ruth Pibman, aged 78, 
one of Coshocton's best known and loved women.  She died at the home of her 
daughter, Mrs. Thomas Carton on Main street, following a brief illness from 
pneumonia.  She was stricken only last Monday, but her condition from the 
beginning was so serious that for the last several days deth had been 
momentarily expected.  When it was realized that the end was near her loved 
ones were called to her bedside and surrounded by those dearest to her she 
lapsed into unconsciousness at 3 0'clock Sunday afternoon and slept peacefully 
into eternity.

Funeral services will be held at the Carton home this afternoon at 2 o'clock 
in charge of Rev. F. A. Twining, pastor of the First Baptist church.  
Interment will be made in Oak Ridge cemetery.

Ruth Casteel was born at Duty Bottom, near West Carlisle, Coshocton county, 
August 22, 1836.  All the earlier years of her life were spent there.  When 
seventeen, she was united in marriage with Lemuel Pigman of East Union and 
they resided on a farm near WEst Bedford until her husban'ds death 48 years 
ago.  She then came to Coshocton and had made her home for the past thirty 
years with her daughter, Mrs. Carton.  She leave three other children; Mrs. 
Ella Ingram of Kimbolton; Mrs. John O. Wagoner of South Seventh street and 
Perry Pigman of Elm street, Coshocton.  Another son, Thomas was killed while 
working on the railroad near East St. Louis, ten yeas ago.

Eighteen grandchildren and ten great-grandchildren also survive.  They are 
Janmes, Thomas, Robert and Margaret Carton of Coshocton and Sister Dolorcia 
(Agnes Carton) a sister at St. Mary's of the Springs, Shepherd, O. who was 
called home Sunday on account of her grandmother's illness and was with her 
when the end came; Mrs. Harry Wade of Binghamton, N. Y.; Mrs. Frank Fuhr of 
Canton, O.; Russell and Edgar Wagoner of Binghamton, Howard Wagoner at home, 
George Pigman of Philadelphia; Harry Pigman of Chicago, Mrs. Maud Ratliff and 
Hazel Ingram of Guernsey county; Mrs. Edna Lothon of Akron, O.; Wilbert 
Ingram, superintendent of schools at Hannibal, O.; Earl Pigman, Bert Pigman 
and Mrs. Jas. O. Mahoney of Coshocton.  Jas. Ingram of Waseca, Minn. was 
killed on the Northwestern railroad a year ago last February.

A member of the Baptist church since girlhood, Mrs. Pigman was a devout 
follower of the Christian faith and by her faithfulness and loyalty to her 
belief, was influential in leading many others to Christ.  Her religion she 
lived in practice as well as in profession and she will be lovingly 
remnembered by the scores to whom she ministered in times of need.

Her pallbearers will be her six grandsons, James, Thomas, and Robert Carton, 
Howard Wagoner, Bert Pigman and Earl Pigman. 

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