1939

Ruth Audrey Belton was born on 10 Mar 1939 in Bluefield, Mercer, West Virginia, USA a child of Marvin Jack Belton and Maude Elisha Elizabeth Beard Belton.

1940

Ruth Belton was counted in the census on 12 Apr 1940 in Beaver Pond, Mercer, West Virginia, USA, as a 1-year-old, female, single, white, daughter. Also in the home was her father, M James Belton; her mother, Maude Belton; her sister, Loise Belton; and lodgers, Andy T Gott, Harry O Gott, W Frank Blevins, and Ruby Jane Thornhill.

1955

When she was 15, she married Louis Vaida Jr, son of Louis Vaida Sr and Lucille Babick Vaida, on 06 Jan 1955 in Petersburg, Fauquier, Virginia, USA.

2010

Ruth Audrey Belton Vaida died on 04 Sep 2010 in Elgin, Kershaw, South Carolina, USA. She was buried on 08 Sep 2010 in Elgin, Kershaw, South Carolina, USA at Blaney Baptist Church Cemetery.

Obituary of Ruth A. Vaida

ELGIN – Funeral service for Ruth Audrey Vaida, 71, will be held Wednesday at 4:00 p.m. at Powers Funeral Home, Lugoff, with burial to follow in Blaney Baptist Church, Elgin. Rev. Paul Miles and Rev. George Cashwell will officiate. The family will receive friends Tuesday 6-8 p.m. at Powers Funeral Home. Memorials may be made to the Susan G. Komen for the Cure, Attn: Donor Services P.O. Box 650309 Dallas, TX 75265-0309 .

Mrs. Vaida died Saturday, September 4, 2010. Born in Bluefield, W.V., she was a daughter of the late Marvin Belton and Maude Beard Belton Gordon. She retired from Cooper Power Tools. She enjoyed reading, networking on the computer, movies, and spending time with her family.

Surviving are her husband of 55 years, Louis Vaida, Jr.; daughters, Debbie Branham (Donald) of Lugoff, Peggy Nevitt of Lugoff, and Gloria Vaida of Elgin; sister, Frances Wilkerson; and grandchildren, Kevin Branham (Janet), Brandi Branham, Mary Helen Bowers, Jamie Bowers, Audrey Dew (Lance), and Christopher Blankenship (Danell).

She was predeceased by a granddaughter, Kristy Lynn, and brother, Kenneth Lawrence; sister, Helen Millsap.

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Visitation

9/7/2010, 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM, Powers Funeral Home

Funeral Service

9/8/2010, 4:00 PM, Powers Funeral Home