Ruth Alice Todd
April 3, 1908 — May 14, 2003
Ruth Alice Todd, 95, of Coggon, died Wednesday, May 14, 2003, at Mercy Medical Center in Cedar Rapids, following a short illness. Services: 10 a.m. Saturday, May 17, 2003, at United Parish in Coggon by Rev. Thelma Subramanian. Friends may call from 5-8 p.m. Friday at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Service in Central City and one hour prior to the service at the church. Burial: Pleasant Hill Cemetery in rural Coggon.
Survivors include three nieces and their families.
She was preceded in death by her parents; two sisters, Ella Emerson and Lottie Hawkins; and two nieces, June Emerson and Marjorie Cooksley.
Ruth Alice was born April 3, 1908, the daughter of Albert and Ada (Manchester) Todd in Delaware County. She graduated from Coggon High School and from the State Teachers College in Cedar Falls. Ruth Alice taught in rural schools in Buchanan County. Later, she attended John Fletcher College at University Park, Iowa. She then worked for the Printograph Company in Kansas City, traveling to every state selling advertising for cookbooks. Ruth Alice retired in 1979 to her home in Coggon.
Ruth Alice was a member of Silver Creek Methodist Church, Coggon Historical Society, United Methodist Women, and the Republican Party. She was also active with the Coggon senior citizens.
Ruth Alice greatly enjoyed her travels to Europe with relatives and traveling throughout the United States visiting friends and relatives.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Silver Creek Methodist Church or United Parish in Coggon in memory of Ruth Alice.
Survivors include three nieces and their families.
She was preceded in death by her parents; two sisters, Ella Emerson and Lottie Hawkins; and two nieces, June Emerson and Marjorie Cooksley.
Ruth Alice was born April 3, 1908, the daughter of Albert and Ada (Manchester) Todd in Delaware County. She graduated from Coggon High School and from the State Teachers College in Cedar Falls. Ruth Alice taught in rural schools in Buchanan County. Later, she attended John Fletcher College at University Park, Iowa. She then worked for the Printograph Company in Kansas City, traveling to every state selling advertising for cookbooks. Ruth Alice retired in 1979 to her home in Coggon.
Ruth Alice was a member of Silver Creek Methodist Church, Coggon Historical Society, United Methodist Women, and the Republican Party. She was also active with the Coggon senior citizens.
Ruth Alice greatly enjoyed her travels to Europe with relatives and traveling throughout the United States visiting friends and relatives.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Silver Creek Methodist Church or United Parish in Coggon in memory of Ruth Alice.
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