OBITUARY:  Mrs. William Rial (Ruth Bell) Denman, 1977 - Coke Co, TX

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Robert Lee Observer, April 13, 1977

Services Saturday for Mrs. Denman

Mrs. William Rial (Ruth Bell) Denman, 73, a naïve and longtime
resident of Robert Lee, died at 2:15 p.m. Thursday at the West Coke
County Nursing Home.

Services were held at 2 p.m. Saturday at the United Methodist Church. 
The Rev. Lyle Pierce, pastor, officiated.  Burial was in Robert Lee
Cemetery, directed by Newby Funeral Home.

Born Ruth Bell, June 28, 1903, in Robert Lee, she was the daughter of
the late Judge and Mrs. W.  H. Bell.  She married William Rial Denman
the December 23, 1920, in Robert Lee.  He died October 11, 1967, in
Texas City where they had resided for about 30 years.  They had also
lived at Robert Lee, Ballinger and Tyler.  Mrs.  Denman moved back to
Robert Lee shortly after the death of her husband and had lived here
since.  She was a housewife and a member of the Methodist Church.

Survivors include a son William Rial Denman, Jr. of Hobbs, Texas; two
daughters Tommie Joy Denman of San Jose, California; and Charlotte
Prickett of Dallas; seven sisters,  Opal Brown and Robbie Turner, both
of San Angelo, Jodie Lowry, Willie Clark and Alta Bilbo, all of Robert
Lee, Jeffie Williamson of Big Spring and Lois Landers Holtville,
California; three grandsons; three granddaughters and several nieces
and nephews

Pallbearers were Jack Payne of Dallas; Tyson Payne of LaMarque; O.  L.
Kay of Alpine; Bob Boren of Snyder; Bob Barker and Ben Bessent of
Robert Lee.

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