hmtl5 Ruth Edna McCollum b. 19 Mar 1917 Conasauga, Polk County, Tennessee d. 28 Jul 2003 Berea, Madison County, Kentucky: Robinson Genealogy

Ruth Edna McCollum

Female 1917 - 2003  (86 years)


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  • Name Ruth Edna McCollum 
    Born 19 Mar 1917  Conasauga, Polk County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4
    Gender Female 
    Died 28 Jul 2003  Berea, Madison County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3, 4
    Buried Berea Cemetery, Berea, Madison County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 4
    Person ID I1014  Robinson
    Last Modified 13 Jun 2023 

    Father John Arthur McCollum,   b. 6 Mar 1892, Rockcastle County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 6 Jan 1978, Berea, Madison County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 85 years) 
    Mother Rosie Cohutta Bates,   b. 22 Jun 1893, Murray County, Georgia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 11 Jul 1978, Berea, Madison County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 85 years) 
    Family ID F265  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 19 Mar 1917 - Conasauga, Polk County, Tennessee Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 28 Jul 2003 - Berea, Madison County, Kentucky Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Berea Cemetery, Berea, Madison County, Kentucky Link to Google Earth
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  • Notes 
    • Ruth McCollum
      March 19, 1917 - July 28, 2003 Ruth Edna McCollum age 86 of Center Street in Berea, passed away Monday evening at the Berea Health Care Center.

      Ruth was born in Conasauga, TN to the late John A. and Rossie Bates McCollum. She worked at the Wright Patterson Air Force Base and also worked as a sales associate for several merchandising companies. Ruth was a member of the Berea Baptist Church.

      In addition to her parents Ruth was also preceded in death by one brother John A. McCollum Jr. and one nephew Rob Haddix.

      She is survived by four sisters Norma and the late Hubert Robinson of Hiawassee, GA, Dorothy and the late John Caldwell of Paint Lick, Mary Elizabeth McCollum of Berea and Lois Ann Haddix of Berea; one brother Lowell T. and his wife Mary Ann McCollum of Berea; three nephews Dick McCollum and his wife Lynn, John K. Caldwell and Steve McCollum; five nieces Marilyn Jean Yorkovitch and her husband Tom, Carol Roberts, Barbara Caldwell, Susan McCollum Kaucic and her husband Bob and Lora Haddix; 6 great nephews Ron Ware, Rick Ware, Aaron McCollum, Ethan McCollum, Robert Kaucic III and John Beidenkamp; and two great nieces Kimberly Kaucic and Katherine Kaucic.

      Funeral services will be 2:00 p.m. on Thursday July 31, 2003 at the Lakes Funeral Home in Berea with Dick McCollum and Hospice Chaplain Peggy Patrick officiating. Burial will follow in the Berea Cemetery. Visitation will be Wednesday evening from 6-8 p.m. at the funeral home.

      Casket bearers will be Steve McCollum, John Caldwell, Barbara Caldwell, Tom Yorkovitch, Lora Haddix, Max Kidder and Mike Wallace
      [3, 4]

  • Sources 
    1. [S11] census record.

    2. [S2] US Social Security Applications and Claims Index.

    3. [S3] Find a Grave.

    4. [S21] Obituary.