Ruth Joann THOMPSON

1931 - 2011  (79 years)

• Name	Ruth Joann THOMPSON
  Birth	19 Dec 1931	Rock County, Wisconsin
  Gender	Female
  Death	23 Mar 2011	Rock County, Wisconsin
  	Beloit Memorial, leukemia
  Burial	as Ruth Byerley
  Notes	Lori Kruizenga Ruth was born on December 19, 1931, in Janesville, WI, to John and Nellie Thompson. Ruth graduated from Janesville High School in 1950 and married Merrill Paynter Jr. of Clinton, WI, in 1951. Together they raised six children and worked a dairy and hog farm north of Clinton. Merrill died in 1979 of cancer. Ruth married Kenneth Byerley of Clinton in 1989. Ruth and Ken (Rufus and Uncle Fudd) founded Clinton Caring Clowns Ministry and worked together to support and keep track of their joined family of 14 children, and their many grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Ruth was blessed with many talents and gifts, the greatest being her gentle, positive, and faith-filled approach to life. Her world was filled with joy, laughter, and unconditional love for her family, no matter what trials crossed her path.
  Person ID	I42806	Don Carlson's Tree
  Last Modified	23 Apr 2025

  
  

  Father	John Theodore THOMPSON,   b. 13 Sep 1890, Dane County, Wisconsin d. 22 Jun 1953, Nebraska (Age 62 years)
  Mother	Nellie MCCONNELL,   b. 1894, Wisconsin d. 22 Sep 1974, Wisconsin (Age 80 years)
  Family ID	F28709	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Merrill PAYNTER,   b. 5 Jun 1932, Racine County, Wisconsin d. 13 Oct 1979, Madison, Dane County, Wisconsin (Age 47 years)
  Marriage	28 Dec 1951	Janesville, Rock County, Wisconsin
  	First Lutheran
  Family ID	F28710	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	23 Apr 2025