Ruth Hartson

1923 - 2019  (96 years)

• Name	Ruth Hartson  [1, 2]
  Birth	29 Sep 1923	Massena, Saint Lawrence, New York   [2]
  Gender	Female
  Death	3 Nov 2019	Massena, Saint Lawrence, New York   [2, 3]
  Burial	Union Cemetery, Buckton, St. Lawrence, New York   [2]
  Person ID	I292841	Descendants of William Hascall of Fontmell Magna (1490-1542)
  Last Modified	29 Jul 2021

  
  

  Father	Maynard J. Hartson,   b. 26 Dec 1901, Moira, Franklin, New York d. 30 Apr 1991, Massena, Saint Lawrence, New York (Age 89 years)
  Mother	Clara D. Tower,   b. 13 Aug 1901, Dickinson Center, Franklin, New York d. 19 Sep 1992, Potsdam, Saint Lawrence, New York (Age 91 years)
  Family ID	F209120	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Lawrence E. Garvey,   b. 14 Dec 1918, Buckton, Saint Lawrence, New York d. 18 Aug 1990, Buckton, Saint Lawrence, New York (Age 71 years)
  Marriage	6 Feb 1944	Brasher Falls, Franklin, New York   [4]
  Children	1. Larry Garvey   2. Debra Garvey
  Family ID	F209122	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	28 Jul 2021

  
  

• Notes

  North Country Now (Potsdam, NY) November 5, 2019 BEECHERTOWN -- Ruthie H. Garvey, 96, passed away at Massena Memorial Hospital on Sunday, November 3, 2019. Born on September 29, 1923 in Massena, Ruthie is the daughter of the late Maynard and Clara Della (Tower) Hartson. She milked cows on the family farm and cleaned houses while attending Brasher Stockholm High School. After graduation in 1941, she became a waitress at the Lake Ozonia Lodge in Hopkinton, then on to ALCOA in the pay office as a clerk typist and at Canton Potsdam Hospital as a Nurses Aide. On February 6, 1944, she married Lawrence E. Garvey at the Brasher Falls United Methodist Parsonage. Mr. Garvey passed away on August 18, 1990. Ruthie was an active member of the Buckton United Methodist Church, the Stockholm Historical Association and the Union Cemetery Association. Ruthie as a mom and matriarch was kind, loving and gentle-hearted. She treated everyone with respect and sincerity, always having the time to visit She is survived by two children; Larry Garvey and Nancy LaBier of Winthrop and Debra and Peter Parker of Potsdam, her grandchildren; Peter and Emily Parker, Michael Parker, Melissa and Jeff Sunderland, Gordon Parker, Joshua Garvey, Jedidiah Garvey and Lara and Jerry Taylor, her great grandchildren; Payton, Rylee, Jack, Sophia, Steven, Paige, Corey, Gabrielle, Hunter, Bradley, Valerie and Odessa, and survived by many nieces and nephews. She was the last member of her family, predeceased by the five Hartson brothers, Carlton, Charles, Clayton, Malcolm and Clyde.

  
  

• Sources

  [S68922] Obituary, Watertown Daily Times (NY), Clara Hartson, (September 21, 1992). [S68920] Cemetery index, Union Cemetery, Buckton, St. Lawrence, New York, (Find-a-Grave). [S68931] Obituary, North Country Now (Potsdam, NY), Ruthie H. Garvey, (November 5, 2019). [S68930] Obituary, Watertown Daily Times (NY), Lawrence E. Garvey, (August 19, 1990).