KIGER, Ruth Fix - Fountain County INGenWeb Project

Mrs. Ruth T. Kiger, 75, died at 4:45 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 12, in St. Elizabeth Hospital, Lafayette. She had been in ill health several months. She was born in Warren County, June 3, 1911. She attended Locust Grave School and had lived in the Benton-Warren County area all of her life. She moved to the Boswell area in 1942. On Sept. 27, 1933, she was married to William K. Kiger. He died July 30, 1972. She was a member of the Boswell Church of Christ; Kings daughters Sunday school class and Boswell Senior Citizens Club. Surviving are a daughter, Mrs. Robert (Betty) Holzkamp, Schaumburg, Ill.; one son, William L. Kiger, Oxford; a sister,, Mrs. Cora Hanke, Chicago, Ill.; one brother, Lawrence Fix, Franklin, Ohio; seven grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. Three brothers and three sisters also preceded her in death. Funeral services were held at 10 a.m. today (Friday) at the Boswell church of Christ with Donald P. Thornton officiating. Burial was in Locust Grove Cemetery. Yuill-Shoemaker Funeral Home, Boswell, was in charge of arrangements. Those so desiring may contribute in memoriam to the kidney foundation or heart fund. Maiden name is FIX. She has a brother Lawrence Fix. There were Fixes in the Boswell area. Cook Co., IL Marriage Index, 1930-1960 Ruth Fix 27 Sep 1933 Spouse William