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Hester Bruce Wooden

Female 1909 - 2010  (100 years)


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  • Name Hester Bruce Wooden 
    Birth 14 Nov 1909  Kent, Jefferson County, Indiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Female 
    Death 2 Jul 2010  Grand Junction, Mesa County, Colorado, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Notes 
    • Press release about Hester's 100th birthday:

      Happy 100th Birthday November 14th to Hester B. Brown! Mrs. Brown resides at Grand Villa Assisted Care, 1501 Patterson Road with her husband, Roy C. Brown. She was born Hester Wooden in 1909 in Kent, Indiana. On November 19, 1927, she married Robert D. MacGruder of Indianapolis. The two had three children: Dede Hunter (Bella Vista, Arkansas), Robert W. MacGruder (Grand Junction) and Marilyn Barnewall (Palisade). She has six grandchildren and twelve great grandchildren.

      The family moved to Denver from Indianapolis in 1939. Hester was often the top saleswoman in the Rocky Mountain region for the Singer Sewing Machine Company. She married Roy C. Brown, December 9, 1960 and the two will celebrate their 49th wedding anniversary next month! Hester and Roy moved to Grand Junction in January 2006.

      Hester will celebrate her birthday by enjoying cake, spareribs from Rooster's, and the good company of her son, daughter, grandchildren and great-grandchildren along with many friends at Grand Villa. Happy 100th Birthday, Hester Wooden MacGruder Brown! You are a wise woman who has lived a remarkable life that honors all of the good things in life with family, truth and commitment topping that list!
    Person ID I19953  Private
    Last Modified 9 May 2011 

    Father John H. Wooden,   b. cir 1885 
    Mother Effie Mae McCoy,   b. cir 1885 
    Family ID F7709  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Robert Danforth MacGruder,   b. 12 Jun 1906, Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 2 Jun 1976, Waukegan, Lake County, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 69 years) 
    Marriage 29 Nov 1927 
    Divorce Bef 1960 
    Children 
     1. Living
     2. Living
     3. Living
    Family ID F7632  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 20 Feb 2023 

    Family 2 Roy C. Brown,   b. cir 1908 
    Marriage 9 Dec 1960 
    Family ID F7844  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 20 Feb 2023 

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     Birth - 14 Nov 1909 - Kent, Jefferson County, Indiana, USA Link to Google Earth
     Death - 2 Jul 2010 - Grand Junction, Mesa County, Colorado, USA Link to Google Earth
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