Individual Details
Ruth Ann Smith
(24 Jun 1894 - 1 Mar 1972)
The Big Horn County Rustler, Basin, Big Horn Co., Wyoming, Friday, March 26, 1915: In the parlors of the Rogers House on Monday afternoon, Miss Ruth Smith was united in marriage to Mr. Elmer Durfey, Justice Conwell officiating. The bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Smith of Hyattsville and the groom is a son of Mr. W. J. Durfey, while both are well known in the community in which they have resided. They were accompanied to Basin by Mr. and Mrs. Dick Misolelius of Hyattsville.
Great Falls Newspaper, Great Falls, Montana, Friday, March 3, 1972: Mrs. Durfey, 77, Dies; Funeral Set. Mrs. Elmer G. (Ruth Ann) Durfey, 77, Cascade, a former resident of Great Falls for 35 years died late Wednesday night in a local hospital. She had been a patient three days. Graveside services will be conducted by Rev. Norman Mayberry, Saturday at 10 a.m. in Highland Cemetery. Croxford & Sons Mortuary is in charge of. [ended paragraph]. Mrs. Durfey was born June 24, 1894 in Hyattville, Wyo., a daughter of Big Horn Basin pioneers, John and Emma Smith. After her marriage in Basin in 1915 the couple ranched at Bonanza, Wyo., until they came to Great Falls in 1922. They moved to Cascade in 1957. Mrs. Durfey was a member of the Royal Neighbors of American and Order of Eastern Star. The widower survives, as does a daughter, Mrs. Kenneth (Bertha) Obrecht, Cascade; a grandson, and great-grandson, and brothers, John J. Smith Hyattville, and Joe E. Smith, Ten Sleep, Wyo.
Great Falls Newspaper, Great Falls, Montana, Friday, March 3, 1972: Mrs. Durfey, 77, Dies; Funeral Set. Mrs. Elmer G. (Ruth Ann) Durfey, 77, Cascade, a former resident of Great Falls for 35 years died late Wednesday night in a local hospital. She had been a patient three days. Graveside services will be conducted by Rev. Norman Mayberry, Saturday at 10 a.m. in Highland Cemetery. Croxford & Sons Mortuary is in charge of. [ended paragraph]. Mrs. Durfey was born June 24, 1894 in Hyattville, Wyo., a daughter of Big Horn Basin pioneers, John and Emma Smith. After her marriage in Basin in 1915 the couple ranched at Bonanza, Wyo., until they came to Great Falls in 1922. They moved to Cascade in 1957. Mrs. Durfey was a member of the Royal Neighbors of American and Order of Eastern Star. The widower survives, as does a daughter, Mrs. Kenneth (Bertha) Obrecht, Cascade; a grandson, and great-grandson, and brothers, John J. Smith Hyattville, and Joe E. Smith, Ten Sleep, Wyo.
Events
| Birth | 24 Jun 1894 | Hyattville, Big Horn Co., Wyoming |  | ||
| Marriage | 22 Mar 1915 | Basin, Big Horn Co., Wyoming - Elmer G. Durfey | | ||
| Death | 1 Mar 1972 | Cascade Co., Montana | | ||
| Burial | New Highland Cemetery, Cascade Co., Montana | |
Families
| Spouse | Elmer G. Durfey (1891 - 1981) |
| Child | Bertha Goldie Durfey (1919 - 1987) |
| Father | John Jasper Smith (1844 - 1931) |
| Mother | Emmeria Jane Buckmaster (1865 - 1943) |
| Sibling | Charlotte "Lottie" Ida Smith (1892 - 1966) |
| Sibling | John Jasper Smith Jr. (1896 - 1974) |
| Sibling | Joseph E. Smith (1898 - 1977) |
| Sibling | Jess Buckmaster Smith (1900 - 1971) |
| Sibling | James B. Smith (1903 - 1966) |
Endnotes
1. 1900 Census Big Horn Co., Wyoming.
2. Great Falls Newspaper, Obituary of Mrs. (Ruth Ann) Durfey (n.p: 3 March 1972, n.d).
3. Marriage License from Big Horn Co., Wyoming.
4. Ancestry.com.
5. Great Falls Newspaper, Obituary of Mrs. (Ruth Ann) Durfey (n.p: 3 March 1972, n.d).
6. U. S. Gen Web Site.