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Ruth S. Eaton

Female 1914 - 2008  (93 years)


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  • Name Ruth S. Eaton 
    Born 19 Apr 1914  New Salem, Franklin Co, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Female 
    Died 4 Jan 2008  Amherst, Hampshire Co, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I46868  A00 Hoar and Horr Families North America
    Last Modified 17 Nov 2009 

    Father Edward Lorenzo Eaton,   b. 14 Jul 1874, New Salem, Franklin Co, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 2 Jul 1961, Athol, Worcester Co, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 86 years) 
    Mother Lucy Almira Freeman,   b. Dec 1884, New Salem, Franklin Co, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Married 10 Apr 1909  New Salem, Franklin Co, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F17542  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Stanley E. Seymour,   b. Dec 1915 
    Married 25 May 1941 
    Last Modified 17 Nov 2009 
    Family ID F17545  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • [[Obituary:
      Ruth S. (Eaton) Seymour, 93, of 24 Potwine Lane and formerly of New Salem, died on Friday, January 4, 2008 at the Center For Extended Care in Amherst, following an illness. Born on April 19, 1914 in New Salem, she was a daughter of Edward L. and Lucy A. (Freeman) Eaton and grew up in New Salem, graduating from the former New Salem Academy in 1932. She was married to Stanley E. Seymour on May 25, 1941 and have enjoyed more then 66 years together. Ruth worked as a mail clerk at Amherst College for 10 years, retiring in 1979. She previously had worked at the Butler Ulman Greenhouse in Hadley, Douglas Furniture Store, House of Walsh and Hastings Stationery. Ruth was a member of the North Congregational Church in Amherst. She enjoyed hiking, exercising with the Senior Hiking Group, and oil painting. Survivors include her husband, Stanley Seymour of Amherst; daughters, Carolyn McNary, and her husband David, of Fairbanks, Alaska, and Judy Guilford, and her husband Ted, of Lake George, NY; a son, David Seymour, and his wife Valerie, of Fairfield, Connecticut; grandchildren, Heather, Todd and his wife Suzi, Heidi and her husband Petri, and Melanie; a great grandson, Dean; a sister, Stella Haney of New Salem; and a niece, Marilyn Adams of New Salem. Ruth was predeceased by a brother, Chester Eaton of New Salem. Services and interment in Mountainview Cemetery in New Salem will be held at a later date in the spring.