George Wesley Sexton

George Wesley Sexton

• George Wesley Sexton was born on 10 September 1905 in Glenwood, Tarrant County, Texas, at 313 Edward.
• He married Birdie Lee Lucas, daughter of William Madison Lucas and Mary Elizabeth Tenery, on 23 August 1924 in Tarrant County, Texas.
• George Wesley Sexton died on 15 March 1976 at age 70 in Jasper, Jasper County, Texas, at 408 Neal Street at his residence. . Informant was his wife Ruby Sexton.
• The following appeared in the Dakota County Tribune: Ruth Marie Sexton Ewald passed away suddenly of natural causes on Saturday, February 20 at Emerald Crest Memory Care in Burnsville.
       Ruth was born on May 1, 1926 to George and Birdie Lee Sexton in Ft. Worth, Texas. She graduated from Lake Worth High School and worked at Carswell AFB. Only child Stephanie was born to Ruth and husband Albert Carl Jacobson in 1946 in Chicago, Ill. In 1952 Ruth remarried Herbert F. Ewald in Ft. Worth and the family relocated to Minneapolis. Ruth enjoyed gardening, music and travelling throughout her adult life and loved her son-in-law Paul Pietrowski as the son she never had.
       The family wishes to thank the Emerald Crest staff for their devoted care and attention.
       Ruth was predeceased by mother, father, much loved stepfather Jack Page and beloved brother Wesley.
       In addition to Stephanie and Paul she is survived by Wesley’s children Melanie (Dan) Cartwright, Sharon (Fran) Scherich and Carey (Janice) Sexton.
       Private Interment Fort Snelling National Cemetery. White Funeral Home.

• Last Edited: 1 Mar 2016