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- Ruth Melissa Benham
Graveside services for Ruth Melissa (Legg) Benham will be held at 10 a.m. on Saturday, Nov. 30, at the Summit Ridge Cemetery. Ruth passed away Nov. 9, 2002, in Peoria, Ariz., at the age of 88. She was born to Amon and Mary Jane Legg on June 28, 1914, in Lawrence County, Ill. She was married to Raye Benham and the two moved from Indiana to Dolores in 1940. The couple lived in Dolores until the early 1960s, when they moved to Rico to open a gas station and convenience store. Ruth has lived near her son, Gary, in Arizona for the last several years. She is survived by her daughter, Sandy; her son, Gary; two grandchildren, Chad and Meridith; one great grandchild, and another on the way. Services will be under the direction of the Ertel Funeral Home.
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