Ruth Putney Beecher

Ruth Putney Beecher, 87
SOUTH PORTLAND -- Ruth Putney Beecher, 87, of South Portland, went to be with the Lord on June 5, 2011. She was born on July 13, 1923 in Lynn, Mass.
Ruth graduated from Portland High School, Class of 1942. While the young men were enlisting in the service due to WWII, their work positions were being filled by women. Ruth filled the vacancy at the Associated Press as teletypist. When the young man, Charles Beecher returned to reclaim his job, Ruth said that he could have his job back only if he married her. They were married in 1950. Ruth and Charles (Charlie) were blessed to celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary before Charlie died in 2000.
Since 1928, Ruth had been a member of the First Assembly of God (formerly Hephzibah Pentecostal Church) on Cumberland Avenue in Portland.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Elbert and Evelyn Putney; her brother, Vernon Putney; her sister, Phyllis Putney
Ruth Putney Beecher
Williams; her husband, Charlie and their infant daughter, Elizabeth.
Ruth was greatly loved and will be missed by her three daughters, Elaine (Kenneth) Mass of Springfield, Va., Joyce Bouffard of South Portland, Kathleen (Peter) Kane of Cape Elizabeth, her son, Charles (Andrea) Beecher of South Portland; seven grandchildren, Stephanie and Eric Mass, Danielle and Michael Bouffard, Caitlin and Peter Kane, Matthew Beecher; her brother, Elbert Putney of Saco and her sister and loving caregiver, Gertrude Cole; dear friends, Cindy and Bernadette Lydon and Mary Stratos; several nieces and nephews.
Interment will be private. A celebration of life memorial service will be held at the church at a later date. Arrangements are by the Hobbs Funeral Home, South Portland.
In lieu of flowers, memorial
donations may be made to:
The First Assembly of God Church of Portland or the Salvation Army