July 14, 2006

Ruth Fatchett

Ruth O. Fatchett, 91, of Godfrey, Ill., died Tuesday, July 11, 2006, at St. Anthony's Hospital in Alton, Ill. She was born Dec. 25, 1914, in Jackson, daughter of Oscar and Carrie Stiemel Mason. She and Jesse Sherman Fatchett were married Aug. 28, 1932, in Jonesboro, Ill. He died Feb. 13, 1988...

Ruth O. Fatchett, 91, of Godfrey, Ill., died Tuesday, July 11, 2006, at St. Anthony's Hospital in Alton, Ill.

She was born Dec. 25, 1914, in Jackson, daughter of Oscar and Carrie Stiemel Mason. She and Jesse Sherman Fatchett were married Aug. 28, 1932, in Jonesboro, Ill. He died Feb. 13, 1988.

Survivors include three daughters, Nancy Bennington of Clut, Texas, Kim Carroll of Fosterburg, Ill., Judy McElroy of Brighton, Ill.; a brother, Dennis Gene Mason of Cape Girardeau; seven grandchildren; 14 great-grandchildren; and 13 great-great-grandchildren.

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She was preceded in death by a daughter and a sister.

The funeral will be at 1 p.m. today at Gent Funeral Home in Alton. Burial will be in Valhalla Memorial Park in Godfrey.

Announcement courtesy of McCombs Funeral Home in Jackson.

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