Date of birth: 15 Jun 1903 Hensley, Johnson County, Indiana
Date of death: 9 Dec 1986 Franklin, Johnson County, Indiana
Source: Franklin Daily Journal, Franklin, Johnson County, Indiana, December 10, 1986
RUTH DENTON HANDLEY - FRANKLIN
Franklin resident Ruth Denton Handley, 83, died
Tuesday at Johnson County Memorial Hospital in
Franklin, where she had been a patient for one week.
Born in Hensley Township in Johnson County
June 15, 1903, she was the daughter of Samuel P.
and Dosha (Anderson ) Denton.
She married J. Robert Handley Aug. 22, 1923.
He preceded her in death Sept. 6, 1986.
A 1921 graduate of Trafalgar High School, she
also attended Franklin College.
Mrs. Handley had worked as a secretary in
the Johnson County Assessor’s Office during the
term of her father-in-law, James E. Handley. She
also worked as a saleslady for Swanks in Franklin.
She was a member of the First Presbyterian
Church in Franklin, a 62 year member of American
Legion Auxiliary and past president of Beta Tau
Sigma Sorority.
A service will be at 10 a.m. Thursday at
Vandivier-Tudor Funeral Home, Franklin, where
friends may call from 6 to 8 tonight. Burial
will follow at Greenlawn Cemetery in Franklin,
with the Rev. James Shaffer officiating.
Survivors include a daughter, Sue Carolyn
Handley of San Francisco, Calif.; a brother
James Joseph Denton, San Leandro, Calif.; a sister,
Shirley Forsyth of Franklin, and one grandchild.
She also was preceded in death by an infant
son and a brother.
Submitted by Mark E. Wirey