Obit of Gee, Ruth Patricia - Kingfisher County, Oklahoma Submitted by: Gene Phillips 19 Oct 2008 Return to Kingfisher County Archives: http://www.usgwarchives.net/ok/kingfisher/kingfisher.html ===================================================================== USGENWEB NOTICE Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm ===================================================================== ::Calvary Cemetery--Shawnee OK Gee, Ruth Patricia Ruth Patricia Gee, 104, born in Dover, OK Sept. 27, 1898, the eldest of 12 children born to John & Mary Alice Ballard Hickey. She is survived by 1 sister, Alice Bonifield of Nashua, NH; 5 grandchildren; 2 great grandchildren and a very large extended family of adoring nieces And nephews. After becoming a registered nurse, she met and married Dr. O.J. Gee in 1924. She and Dr. Gee worked side by side for nearly 50 years until his death in 1972. Ruth remained active in her church, St. Paul Apostle Catholic Church in Del City and lived alone at her home in Moore until she was 101. She broke her hip while on vacation in California and has been in assisted living the past two and one-half years. Ruth attributed her long life to staying active and being 'Irish and ornery.' Her favorite saying was, 'The Lord isn't ready for me and the Devil won't have me' Services are 10:00 am, Thursday, Jan. 2, 2003 at St. Paul Apostle Catholic Church, with burial at noon in Calvary Cemetery in Shawnee, OK. Bill Eisenhour Southeast 5005 S.E. 29 672-1321 Published in the Oklahoman on 1/1/2003. --------------------------------------------------------------------- Return to Kingfisher County Archives: http://www.usgwarchives.net/ok/kingfisher/kingfisher.html