Bay, Ruth – Obituary
Hilgard, Union County, Oregon Ruth Bay, 94, of Hilgard died at a local care facility Sunday, Feb. 9, 1997. A funeral service will begin at 11 a.m. Thursday at Summerville Chapel. Friends may call from 3 to 6 p.m. Wednesday at Payne Family Mortuary. Mrs. Bay was born on the family farm near Summerville to Orange and Ella Nora Vandermulen on July 10, 1902. She married Guy Bay on Oct. 10, 1920. Mrs. Bay and her husband worked as cowboys for most of their younger lives. The Bays settled in Hilgard, where Mrs. Bay carried mail on the Star Route … Read more