Rush County, Indiana
Genealogy
and History
Rush County, Indiana
Genealogy
and History
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| Ruth E. Clawson, 91, of Manilla, died Saturday, Nov. 26, 2005, at
Heritage House in Shelbyville.
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Born Sept. 22, 1914, in Shelby County, she was the daughter of Wilbur and Mary Adeline (Dellekamp) Snyder, both deceased. She married Woodrow Clawson May 27, 1938; he preceded her in death in 1971. Mrs. Clawson spent most of her life in the Manilla area. She worked 29 years for T.R.W. Cinch, retiring in 1980. She was a graduate of St. Joseph High School. She was a member of St. Joseph Catholic Church and St. AnneÕs Alter Society. Survivors include one daughter, Brenda (Mrs. Nelson) Houston of Manilla; two sisters, Mary Walton and Catherine Schoentrup, both of Shelbyville; two brothers, Dave Snyder (and wife Catherine) of Shelbyville and Jim Snyder of Clifton, Ariz.; two grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren. Besides her parents and husband she was preceded in death by one daughter, Anne Wells; one grandson, Lee Wells; one sister, Fern Kappes; and three brothers, Wayne, Dick and John William Snyder. A Funeral Mass will be held at 9:30 a.m. Wednesday at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Shelbyville. Burial will follow in Manilla Cemetery in Rush County. Visitation will be from 4 to 6 p.m. Tuesday at Carmony-Ewing Broadway Funeral Home in Shelbyville. Memorial contributions may be made to the Hospice of Shelby County or the Manilla Volunteer Fire Department. |