Rua Louise Jones

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• Graduation: 1945, Northfield, Franklin County, Massachusetts; : Northfield High School
• Married to: 19 Aug 1973; Roy Bickford. He died 4 November 2009.
• Obituary: 31 Jan 2011; Rua J. Bickford 1927 - 2011 W. CHESTERFIELD, NH Rua J. Bickford, 83, of Streeter Hill Rd., West Chesterfield, formerly of Northfield, Mass., died Saturday morning at Applewood Healthcare Center, Winchester. She was born in East Dover, Vt., on April 26, 1927, daughter of Merle and Louise Gage Jones. She was educated in Vernon, Vt., schools and attended classes in the old brick school house that now houses the Vernon Historical Museum. She was a graduate of Northfield High School in 1945. She then attended Northampton Commercial College. She worked early in life for the American Youth Hostel in Northfield and followed it to New York when they moved their headquarters in 1948. She moved back to Northfield in 1950, and in 1951 she married Edmund Morgan, who predeceased her in 1976. Rua went to work at the Lily-Dan restaurant in Northfield in 1955, and purchased it in 1965, changing the name to Rua's. She married Roy Bickford on Aug. 19, 1973, and moved to West Chesterfield. She was an active member of the Order of Eastern Star, Montague Lodge. Mr. Bickford predeceased her on Nov. 4, 2009. She retired from Rua's restaurant in 2001. She is survived by her daughter, Kathy Hebert of Winchester, and her granddaughter, Jennifer Hebert of Kannapolis, N.C., and stepson, Roy Bickford, Jr., of Lincoln, Maine; stepdaughters, Pam Bickford of Brattleboro, Vt., Laurie Bickford and Linda Houston of Hinsdale. She is also survived by her sister-in-law, Mildred Jones of Baytown, Texas, and many cousins. FUNERAL NOTICE: Funeral services will be Friday, Feb. 4, 2011, at 2 p.m. at the Trinitarian Congregational Church, 147 Main St., Northfield, MA. The Rev. Lloyd Patrill, pastor will officiate, assisted by the Rev. Arthur Rueblinger, pastor of the First Unitarian Church, W. Chesterfield, NH. Burial will be in the spring in Farms Cemetery, Northfield, MA. Calling hours will be Thursday evening, Feb. 3, 2011, from 6 - 8 p.m. at the KIDDER FUNERAL HOME, 1 Parker Ave., Northfield, MA. To send condolences or for directions, please visit www.kidderfuneralhome.com Published in Brattleboro Reformer on 31 January 2011

Rua married Edmund Miles Morgan on 8 Apr 1951 in Northfield, Franklin County, Massachusetts. Edmund (son of Miles Edmund Morgan and Winifred Harvey Irish) was born on 17 Oct 1928 in Northfield, Franklin County, Massachusetts; died on 17 Mar 1976 in Northfield, Franklin County, Massachusetts; was buried in Warwick Cemetery, Warwick, Franklin County, Massachusetts. USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Kathleen Louise Morgan

Merle married Louise Gage [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]