Ellis Co. - Obit for Ruth Dolretta Bruce Thanks to http://www.amarillonet.com/ for permission to upload their obits to the USGenWeb Archives. Copyright, http://www.amarillonet.com/ ************************************************************************ 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/ *********************************************************************** SHATTUCK, Okla. - Ruth Dolretta Bruce, 79, died Tuesday, Aug. 15, 2000. Memorial services will be at 10 a.m. Thursday in Mason Funeral Home Chapel with Jimmie Linscott officiating. Cremation has taken place. Mrs. Bruce grew up on a farm northwest of Shattuck. She worked at Newman Memorial Hospital for 18 years. She married Leland Bruce in 1941. He preceded her in death. She also was preceded in death by a daughter, Lanelle. Survivors include three sons, Roy Bruce, Jack Bruce and James Bruce, all of Shattuck; a sister, Marjorie Shelton of Borger; a brother, Jimmie Linscott of Vernon, Texas; two grandsons; three great-grandsons; and a foster grandchild. Amarillo Daily News, Aug. 16, 2000