Ruby Mildred Lightfoot 1 2 3
- Born: 7 February 1914, Kelso, OK 1 2 3
- Marriage (1): Milford Berger Harp Sr on 5 February 1936 in Vinita, OK 1 2
- Died: 6 December 1994, Tulsa, OK at age 80 1
- Buried: 10 December 1994, Fairview Cemetery, Vinita, Craig, Oklahoma, United States 4
 Noted events in her life were:
• She appeared on the 1930 US Census in Nix Township, Craig, OK on 2 April 1930. 3
Sheet 1A, District 18-19, Dwg 5, Family 5
Nix Township, Craig County, Oklahoma
Ruby Lightfoot...Daughter..16..OK
(Living with parents.)
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• She appeared on the 1940 US Census in White Oak, OK on 9 April 1940. 2
Sheet 3A, Family 57, District 18-8, Roll 3287
Whiteoak, Craig County, Oklahoma
Last Place of Residence: Same Place
house rented, $8
Wife..Ruby M. Harp..26..OK..10th grade
(Living with husband and son.)
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• Her obituary was published in December 1994 in Vinita, OK. 4 Ruby Mildred Harp, 80-year old Delaware resident, died late Tuesday night, Dec. 6, 1994 at the Green Country Care Center in Tulsa.
She was born Feb. 7, 1914, at Kelso, Okla., to Sydney Raymond and Louise Rudisell Lightfoot.
She grew up at Kelso in Craig County and received her education in the Kelso schools.
She married Milford B. Harp on Dec. 5, 1936, in Vinita.
The couple lived in Big Cabin where Mr. Harp taught and was principal of Delaware High School.
She was a homemaker while her children were growing up. After her family was raised, she worked at the Delaware Post Office until her retirement.
She was a long-time member of the First Methodist Church in Delaware.
She was preceded in death by her husband May 20, 1988.
She is survived by one son, Milford B. Harp, Jr. of Naperville, Ill.; one daughter, Mrs. Ron (Sally) Scott of Claremore; one brother, Robert Lightfoot, of Vinita; one sister, Edna White of Hillister, Calif.; five grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.
Funeral services will be at the Benjamin Funeral Service Chapel in Nowata, on Saturday, Dec. 10, 1994 at 10 a.m., with Sister Shirley Randall officiating.
Interment will follow at Fairview Cemetery in Vinita.
Arrangements are by the Benjamin Funeral Service of Nowata.
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• She was buried on 10 December 1994 in the Fairview Cemetery in Vinita, OK.
Find A Grave Memorial #84146758
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Ruby married Milford Berger Harp Sr, son of Thomas B. Harp and Katie, on 5 February 1936 in Vinita, OK.1 2 (Milford Berger Harp Sr was born on 13 October 1912 in Oklahoma 1 2 5 and died on 20 May 1988 in Delaware, OK 1 5.)
Noted events in their marriage were:
• They appeared on the 1940 US Census in White Oak, OK on 9 April 1940. 2
Sheet 3A, Family 57, District 18-8, Roll 3287
Whiteoak, Craig County, Oklahoma
Last Place of Residence: Same Place
house rented, $8
Head..Milford Harp..27..OK..3 yrs college..School teacher..earned $788 in 1939
Wife..Ruby M. Harp..26..OK..10th grade
Son..Milford Harp..2..OK
Boarder..Hugh Sapp..30..OK..School teacher
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