Ruth Cummings 272
- Born: 17 August 1920, West Enfield, Penobscot County, Maine 272,5961
- Marriage: James W. Gordon 25 August 1940 in Maine 426
- Died: 27 February 2000, Lincoln, Penobscot County, Maine at age 79 5961,5962
- Buried: After 27 February 2000, Lincoln, Penobscot County, Maine at Lincoln Cemetery
Bangor Daily News
Bangor, Maine
February 28, 2000
p. B7
RUTH L. GORDON
LINCOLN -- Ruth L. Gordon, 79, wife of the late James W. Gordon, died Feb. 27, 2000, at a Lincoln healthcare facility. She was born in West Enfield, Aug. 17, 1920, the daughter of Julian E. and Evelyn I. (Danforth) Cummings.
After graduating from Howland High School in 1938, Ruth made her home in Lincoln where she was a devout wife, mother, grandmother and homemaker. She enjoyed taking her children on nature walks, identifying and appreciating birds, flowers, mushrooms, trees, frogs, toads, lizards and every other living thing. She expressed her love of nature through her paintings. She and Jim spent many happy hours with family and friends hunting, camping and fishing (although more than occasionally her fishing lure ended up in the alders.)
She is survived by two sons, Blaine and Lorna Gordon of Enfield, Gene Gordon of Lincoln and JoAnn Theriault of Enfield; a former daughter-in-law, Peggy Grant of Hampden; five grandchildren, Jamie Whitney of Old Town, Wade Gordon and Cheri of Lincoln, Brad Gordon and Leah Levesque of Lowell, Lara J. Gordon and Dawn Opland of Minneapolis, Minn. and Brittany Sinclair and Mike of Auburn; three great-granddaughters, Taylor, Terri and Molly Gordon; a brother, Raleigh Cummings and Ruby of Passadumkeag; several nieces and nephews. In addition to her parents and her husband, she was predeceased by a sister, Bernice Cummings.
Friends may call from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. Monday at the Clay Funeral Home. Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home, with the Rev. Jeffery Moody officiating. Spring interment will be in Lincoln Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, donations in her memory may be made to the Maine Audubon Society, 20 Gilsland Farm Road, Falmouth, Me. 04105. Donations may be left at the funeral home.
Events
• She appeared on the census in 1930 in Enfield, Penobscot County, Maine. She lived in the household of her parents.
• Her Social Security Number was 005-50-3012.
• She had a residence in Lincoln, Penobscot County, Maine.
Ruth married James W. Gordon, son of Asher Bootman Gordon and Margaret Carrie Springer, 25 August 1940 in Maine.426 (James W. Gordon was born 7 February 1911 in Winn, Penobscot County, Maine,5963 died 21 March 1977 in Lincoln, Penobscot County, Maine 5963,5964 and was buried after 21 March 1977 in Lincoln, Penobscot County, Maine at Lincoln Cemetery 5963.)
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