Obit of Silva, Della Ruth - Carter County, Oklahoma Submitted by: Gene Phillips 19 Jul 2009 Return to Carter County Archives: http://www.usgwarchives.net/ok/carter/carter.htm ===================================================================== USGENWEB NOTICE Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm ===================================================================== ::Moore Memorial Gardens--Arlington TX *Silva, Della Ruth Della Ruth Silva died Sunday, Dec. 25, 2005, in Athens, Texas. Funeral: 12:30 p.m. Thursday, Moore Funeral Home Chapel. Burial: Moore Memorial Gardens. Visitation: The family will receive friends 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home. Born Sept. 28, 1931, in Ardmore, Okla., Mrs. Silva was a member of the Chickasaw Nation of Oklahoma. She was a retired bookkeeper and published poet. Mrs. Silva traveled extensively, and had lived in Oklahoma, Colorado, Washington, California, Texas, and Athens, Greece. She was dearly loved and will be missed by us all. Mrs. Silva was preceded in death by her parents, Graham Vaden Alexander and Ruth C. Alexander. Survivors: Her loving husband, Rey Silva; devoted daughters, Ruth Shelton and Elizabeth Pelletier; sister, Ann Frey; grandsons, Graham Shelton and Adam Sockwell; nieces, Kimberly Smith, Kelli Guinn; and nephew, Lance Bowman. Published in the Star-Telegram on 12/28/2005.