MORGAN Ruth Avis^[1]

1921 - 2008  (87 years)

• Name	MORGAN Ruth Avis
  Born	22 Aug 1921	Caribou, Aroostook, Maine   [2]
  		Ruth Avis Morgan birth certificate
  Gender	Female
  Census	18 Apr 1930	Caribou, Aroostook, Maine   [3]
  	(Age 8.)
  Baptism	12 Apr 1936	Caribou, Aroostook, Maine   [4]
  	Address: United Baptist Church
  		Caribou United Baptist Church 1940's
  Residence	Between 1949 and 2009	Caribou, Aroostook, Maine   [5]
  	Address: 103 Grimes Road
  Occupation	Between 1966 and 1996	Caribou, Aroostook, Maine   [6]
  	City Treasurer
  _UID	A05F0D38EB9ED5118A06444553540000738B
  Died	28 Dec 2008	Caribou, Aroostook, Maine   [7, 8, 9]
  	Address: Cary Medical Center
  	(died at Cary Medical Center, Caribou. Pulmonary Fibrosis Failure to Thrive Obit - Caribou - Ruth M. Noyes, 87, wife of the late Clayton P. Noyes, passed away peacefully Sunday, Dec. 28, 2008, at a Caribou hospital. She was born Aug. 22, 1921, in Caribou, the fourth daughter of Clyde S. and Blanche (Pike) Morgan. She was educated in Caribou schools, graduated in 1938 and attended Maine School of Commerce, Husson College, Bangor, 1938-1939. Ruth and Clayton were married Dec. 4, 1941, and were on their honeymoon at Cobbs Logde, Bangor, when Pearl Harbor was attacked. Ruth worked for Mr. A.A. Garden Law Offices during the war, while Clayton was serving in the Pacific Theater from 1942 until 1946. Two sons and a daughter were born after Clayton came back home and resumed farming. Together they raised their family on the Grimes Road, Caribou. Ruth started her next career for the City of Caribou in 1966 and continued as city treasurer until her retirement in 1986. Ruth was a member of United Baptist Church of Caribou and also attended Gray Memorial Methodist Church, Caribou. Ruth was predeceased by her parents; her husband, Clayton; her four sisters, Regna Todd, Arlene Hemingway, Dorothy Barnes and Marjorie Wyman; brothers-in-law, Vaughn Todd, Bob Hemingway, Raymond Barnes and also [Clayton's brother] Preston and his wife, Lila Noyes; [their sister, Marjorie (Noyes) Sewell]; and great-grandson, Jameson Nardello. Mrs. Noyes is survived by sons Paul and his wife, Betty Noyes; Kimber and wife, Cindy Noyes; daughter, Brenda, and husband, Ronald Curtis; grandchildren, Tristan and Jonathan Noyes; Christopher and wife, Tina Noyes; and Shari and husband, Jimmy Nardello; great-grandchildren, Reid and Cameryn Nardello and Owen Noyes; brother[s]-in-law, Rex Wyman [and Bill Sewell]; several neices and nephews; and special caregivers, Duska Franklin, Susan Skidgel and Lynn Sewell. A special thank you to caregivers and friends, Anna, Wanda, Dorothy, Linda, Connie and so many others. Mrs. Noyes was able to live at home because of all of you. She spent her last three weeks at the Maine Veterans' Home, Caribou, and received exceptional care. Visiting hours will be held 6-8 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 30, at Lancaster-Morgan Funeral Home, 11 Clover St., Caribou. Funeral services will be conducted 1 p.m. Wednesday in the chapel of Lancaster-Morgan Funeral Home, [Rev. John Kiehl, Caribou United Baptist Church and Rev. Anna Beach, Caribou Gray Memorial Methodist Church, officiating.] Spring interment will take place at Advent Cemetery, Limestone. Friends may express their condolences to the family at www.lancastermorgan.com.)
  		Ruth A. (Morgan) Noyes death notice
  		Ruth A. (Morgan) Noyes death certificate
  		Ruth A. (Morgan) Noyes obituary
  Buried	13 Jul 2009	Limestone, Aroostook, Maine   [10]
  	Address: Episcopal (Advent) Cemetery
  	(buried along-side husband, Clayton. She rested in the Lancaster-Morgan vault until her interment in the spring of 2009.)
  		Clayton P. & Ruth A. (Morgan) Noyes gravestone Ruth A. (Morgan) Noyes
  		Clayton P. & Ruth A. (Morgan) Noyes gravestone NOYES [left] CLAYTON P. JUNE 12, 1920 SEPT. 23, 1995 [right] RUTH M. AUG. 22, 1921 DEC. 28, 2008
  Notes	Ruth was educated in Caribou schools, graduated in 1938 and attended Maine School of Commerce, Husson College, Bangor, 1938-1939. She met her future husband when Clayton's brother, Preston, was introduced to her by a mutual friend. Ruth and Clayton were married Dec. 4, 1941, and were on their honeymoon at Cobbs Lodge, Bangor, when Pearl Harbor was attacked. Ruth worked for Mr. A.A. Garden Law Offices during the war, while Clayton was serving in the Pacific Theater from 1942 until 1946. Two sons and a daughter were born after Clayton came back home and resumed farming. Together they raised their family on the Grimes Road, Caribou. Ruth started her next career for the City of Caribou in 1966 and continued as city treasurer until her retirement in 1986. Ruth was a member of United Baptist Church of Caribou and also attended Gray Memorial Methodist Church, Caribou.
  Person ID	I1393	Noyes Family Genealogy
  Last Modified	20 Feb 2015

  
  

  Father	MORGAN Clyde Sylvester,   b. 1 Sep 1888, Presque Isle, Aroostook, Maine ,   d. 21 Nov 1962, Caribou, Aroostook, Maine  (Age 74 years)
  Mother	PIKE Blanche Hazel "Bunch\Bunny",   b. 27 Apr 1889, Caribou, Aroostook, Maine ,   d. 6 Apr 1964, Caribou, Aroostook, Maine  (Age 74 years)
  Married	26 Oct 1910	Caribou, Aroostook, Maine   [11, 12, 13]
  	(married by Rev. R.W. Fergeson)
  Family ID	F169	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	NOYES Paul "Clayton",   b. 12 Jun 1920, Limestone, Aroostook, Maine ,   d. 23 Sep 1995, Caribou, Aroostook, Maine  (Age 75 years)
  Married	4 Dec 1941	Caribou, Aroostook, Maine   [14]
  	(witnessed by Marjorie Morgan and Preston Noyes.)
  		Clayton P. & Ruth A. (Morgan) Noyes marriage license & certificate
  		Clayton & Ruth Noyes 50th Wedding Anniversary
  		Clayton & Ruth (Morgan) Noyes 1941 wedding
  Children	1. Living   2. Living   3. Living
  Last Modified	2 Jan 2021
  Family ID	F104	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Photos » Slide Show		Ruth Avis Morgan 1939 High School Graduation
  		Raymond & Dorothy (Morgan) Barnes wedding Left to right, Hollis Jacobs, Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Barnes, and Miss Ruth Morgan, bridal party of home wedding solemnized June 20th.
  		Ruth A. (Morgan) Noyes 1941
  		Wartime Uniforms Preston, Lynwood, Clayton, Marcia, Ruth
  		Finnemore ladies and Ruth (Morgan) Noyes
  		Ruth A. (Morgan) Noyes August 1946 (six months pregnant)
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  		Ruth Avis (Morgan) Noyes 1960
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  		Ruth A. (Morgan) Noyes 1983
  		Ruth (Morgan) Noyes Christmas 1991
  		Ruth (Morgan) Noyes cropped from Nov. 2001 picture with daughter Brenda.
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  		Ruth Avis (Morgan) Noyes and BFF Anna (Spooner) Roberts 2003 December 27, 2003 [left] Anna Marie (Spooner) Roberts (age 86) [right] Ruth Avis (Morgan) Noyes (age 82)
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  Documents » Slide Show		At least one living or private individual is linked to this item - Details withheld.
  		Morgan sisters shopping left to right Marjorie (Morgan) Wyman Ruth (Morgan) Noyes Regna (Morgan) Todd Dorothy (Morgan) Barnes Arline (Morgan) Hemingway
  		Reminiscing With Mom and Dad

  
  

• Sources

  [S251] Person-Noyes, Paul M. [S1] Birth-certificate, F.L. Gregory, M.D. [S1739] Census-1930-ME-Aroostook-Caribou, Roll: 828; Page: 10A; Enumeration District: 8; Image: 608.0. [S2] Church records, Caribou United Baptist Church, Car. [S251] Person-Noyes, Paul M., 1 Jan 2012. [S68] Book-John Pike of Newbury, Mass., p.501. [S82] Death-obit, 30 Dec 2008 Bangor Daily News. [S1791] Death-death notice, 30 Dec 2008 Bangor Daily News. [S13] Death-certificate, State of Maine 30 Dec 2008. [S86] Death-gravestone, Advent Episcopal Cemetery, Limestone, ME. [S36] Marriage Certificate, Filed in Caribou by H.R. Hall, Deputy; Oct. 1910. [S413] Pamphlet-Rideouts In America, p.11. [S68] Book-John Pike of Newbury, Mass., p.496. [S36] Marriage Certificate, Rev. John R. MacGorman.