| According
to the North Carolina Death Records, 1983-1987, Ruth Wannall died in Morehead
City near Carteret. She was living near her sister, Doris Wannall
Collins, who died 12 years later in the same town. Ruth, known by
most in the family as "Pinky", worked for a time in the Smith Hotel in
Washington, DC, only two blocks from the White House, where she was a bookkeeper
and, when needed, bouncer (according to relatives, she was "300 lbs. solid.")
Her mother, Alice, was a telephone operator at the Smith Hotel, and her
brother, Wimpy (Charles Nicholas Wannall) was the doorman for about a year.
Many close family members knew her only as "Pinky." It was reported
that once a young niece or nephew wanted to know, "What is Aunt Pinky's
real name?" We reveal it here. Sorry, Pinky.
ADDITIONAL
INFORMATION:
The Dogwood Memorial Cemetary is located off highway 17 in Maysville, Jones
County, NC, near the Jones County/Onslow County line at the Whiteoak River.
Reference www.rootsweb.com/~ncjones/dogwood.html. Apparently there
are several Wannalls buried there.
In
February, 2004, we received over a dozen family photos from one of Ruth's
nieces. One has been posted at the "Gallery Links" below. Others can be
viewed in her mother Alice's Gallery
Links page and in the Family Photo Album below.
Last
updated: February 15, 2004 |
