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Submitted: 2/26/22 • Approved: 2/26/22 • Last Updated: 2/26/22 • R13459-G0
Ruth Nell
February 6, 1929 - February 3, 1940
Obituary
Ruthnell Spradlin, 11 year old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Tom Spradlin, of Left Barnetts Creek, died Saturday at the Golden Rule Hospital from burns which she received three weeks before, when her clothes caught fire from an open grate. Funeral services were held at the home Sunday, in charge of Rev. Thurman Blair and Rev. Prater Blair. Burial at Denver in charge of the Preston Funeral Home. Paintsville Herald Thursday February 8, 1940 The death angel visited the home of Mr. and Mrs. Tom Spradlin and claimed their daughter Ruth La Nell, about 12 years of age. Her death was caused by burns resulting from her clothing catching fire. She was laid to rest in the family cemetery near the graves of her grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Sant Spradlin. She leaves to mourn their loss her father two sisters, step mother, stepsister and brothers, besides a host of relatives and friends
Contributed on 2/26/22 by lblblair74
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