Ruth Jackman of Lyndonville, Vt., went
home to be with the Lord at the age of
8
5 on Monday, February 6, 2012 at
her home on 277 Strawberry Hill,
Lyndonville, Vt.
Born on June 10, 1926 in Sutton, Vt., she was the daughter of Clyde and
Ruby Ethel (Davis) Jackman Bigelow. Ruth graduated from Lyndon Institute
in 1944. Ruth was a school teacher for many years in Barton and Stowe, Vt.
She knitted hats for the newborns at Copley Hospital for many years as
well. Ruth was a longtime member at the Lyndonville United Methodist Church.
She loved to make her own greeting cards, knit, scrapbook, go
to the band concerts, read, play Yahtzee, put together puzzles
and volunteer at her church. She also loved the trips that she
made during the holidays to see her "adopted family".
She leaves her "adopted family" Mary and Michael Murray,
Jericho, Vt.; Brittany and Daniel Forthun and their son, Alex,
Essex, Vt.; Eric Murray, Jericho, Vt.; Michaela Murray, Jericho,
Vt.; Bruce and Ann Brooks, Navarre, Fla.; Bob and Vicki Brooks,
West Burke, Vt.; Linda and Dick Brummel, Northfield,Ill.;
Raymond and Sigrid Brooks, Lyndonville, Vt. Also cousins
Lorraine and Joseph Millay, Springfield, Vt.; Norma and Carl
Hackett, Derby, Vt.; Wayne and Fern Leland, Fla.; and Tillie Pierce, Mass.
Funeral services will be Saturday, Feb. 11 at 11 a.m. at the
Lyndonville United Methodist Church with Pastor Matthew
Bowles officiating. There are no calling hours
Memorial contributions can be made in Ruth's name to
Lyndonville United Methodist Church, P.O. Box 543, 100 Church
Street, Lyndonville, Vermont 05851
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