Ruth Melissa Legg

1914 - 2002  (88 years)

• Name	Ruth Melissa Legg
  Born	28 Jun 1914	Lawrence, Illinois
  Gender	Female
  Died	9 Nov 2002	Peoria, Maricopa, Arizona
  Person ID	I9772	Yatesville History & Genealogy
  Last Modified	9 Aug 2010

  
  

  Family	Raye Luther Benham,   b. 8 Sep 1906, Crawford, Indiana ,   d. Jul 1984, Rico, Dolores, Colorado  (Age 77 years)
  Married	12 Nov 1936	Indiana
  Last Modified	23 Jun 2022
  Family ID	F4232	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  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.