Ruth Toney

1923 - 2004  (81 years)

• Name	Ruth Toney
  Birth	19 Mar 1923	Comfort, Boone Co., WV
  Gender	Female
  Death	13 Dec 2004	Savannah, Chatham Co., GA; burial:Mechanics&MinersCem.,Bloomingrose,BooneCo.,WV
  Person ID	I7528	forneyclark
  Last Modified	10 Jun 2026

  
  

  Father	Francis Marion "Frank" Toney, Sr.,   b. 20 Sep 1891, Boone Co., WV d. 10 Sep 1946, Burial: Mechanics & Miners Cem., Bloomingrose, Boone Co., WV (Age 54 years)
  Mother	Orva Honaker,   b. 20 Dec 1902   d. 17 Oct 1989 (Age 86 years)
  Marriage	15 Mar 1922	Charleston, Kanawha Co., WV
  Family ID	F0144	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Paul F. Branham
  Family ID	F3017	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	10 Jun 2026

  
  

• Documents

  Toney, Ruth: Obituary of Ruth Toney (1923-2004) Obituary of Ruth Toney Branham was provided by Mary Jane Vandale Wood. Names of living relatives have been edited from this obituary.

  
  

• Notes

  Source: Mary Jane Vandale Wood: Name, dates, & places from obituary of Ruth Toney Branham Source: https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/L71Z-TXK Francis Marion Toney 1890-1946 • L71Z-TXK?? Marriage: 15 Mar 1922 Charleston, Kanawha, West Virginia, United States Orva Honaker 1902-1989 • L71Z-TLD?? Children of Orva Honaker and Francis Marion Toney (4) Ruth Toney 1923-Deceased • GZVL-2RW?? Jean Toney 1925-2012 • GZVL-CD4?? Charles Leftridge Toney 1926-1998 • L1L1-PVG?? Elizabeth Ann Toney 1929-2010 • 9725-F21?? Source: https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/augustachronicle/name/ruth-branham-obituary?id=29785113 RUTH BRANHAM OBITUARY AUGUSTA, Ga. - Ruth Toney Branham, 81, of Augusta, Ga., formerly of Aiken, S.C. and Charleston died, December 13, 2004, in Azales Land Nursing Home, Savannah, Ga., after a long illness. Born in Comfort, W. Va., on March 19, 1923, she attended public schools in Boone County, Graduated from Sherman High School and attended Marshall University. She taught elementary school for two years until she married Paul F. Branham in 1942. She moved to Charleston, W.Va. and worked at Patterson, Belle and Crane. Living in Aiken, S.C. and Augusta, Ga. she worked at Dupont Savannah River Plant as a drafting illustrator for thirty-nine years. She was a former member of Reed Memorial Presbyterian Church in Augusta. She was also a member of Aiken Country Club, where she enjoyed playing golf. She attended over 45 years of Master's Golf Tournaments. She was an avid Sports fan and was especially fond of the Atlanta Braves. She loved to play Bridge as well as Solitaire. She was preceded in death by her parents, Frank and Orva Toney; husband, Paul Branham; brother, Charles L. Toney, Sr. SURVIVORS OMITTED. Graveside services where 11 a.m. on Friday, December 17, 2004 in Mechanic's Cemetery, Bloomingrose, W.Va. Leonard Johnson Funeral Home, Marmet, W.Va. in charge. Sign the guestbook at AugustaChronicle.com Published by The Augusta Chronicle from Dec. 15 to Dec. 21, 2004.