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Known AsStroud• rW oman To19By DAPHNE HUMPHREY . Correspondent1 PAX (RNS) — If someone in the Pax area could be honored with “This is Your Life, the honor could easily go to Mrs. Ruth (GrannyV Stroud, who will be 84 years old Saturday, for her years of lqving homeless children and helping them obtain an education. She has reared 19 foster children whom she has sent through high school.Mrs. Stroud will celebrate her anniversary at home because of ill health.Members of the Pax Lilly Valley Church, where Mrs. Stroud is amember, had planned a birthday party at the church, but because of ill healththe event has been canceled and Mrs. Stroud will be at home to greet friendsand relatives.soMrs. Stroud had one son by her firsthusband. Paul Pannell of Dunbar and Pax. His family lives with Mrs. Stroud.“Granny. bom in Indianapolis. lnd_ May 7.1893, is the daughter of the late William Allison and Minnie Preston■ * * • ■ • a a . . n .1 rV.J V/ -f:rV-V.*’ ■ -v : ' ■ -m ' 'MRS RUTH (GRANNY) STROUDChildrenSweeney. Her second husband. Oscar Stroud, died Jan. 17. 1973.The? spent their years rearing Robert Pannell of Queens. N. Y.; Cleo Thomas of Gallagher: Laura Hawkins of Atlanta. Ga.: Margaret Hawkins of Florida: Sally Hawkins Pike of Georgia:Bunny Johnson and Christena Johnson, addresses unknown.Bemiece Patterson of Buffalo. IV. Y.; Frances. Eddie. Lovato and Lavita Wade, all of Cleveland. Ohio; Lilly Davis of NewhaH: Addis Dismon of Columbus. Ohio: Herman Davenport ofBuffalo, N. Y.Catherine Davis, a student at West Virginia Tech in Montgomery: Josephine Dawson and Mrs. ShirleyRiddle, both of Cleveland. Ohio, andEmmajean Davis of NewhalL Mrs Stroud has 8 grandchildren: 10 foster grandchildren and 8 known greatgrandchildren.She has been superintendent at the Lilly Valley church 27 years.Her grandson, Paul Wallace Pannellof Buffalo. N. Y.. has returned home♦after spending several days her.MOTHER’SDAY1977SPECIALDAY ONLY14.0 CU FT ENERGY MASTER REFRIGERATOR FREEZER
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