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Belle Dorman Rugh 1908 - 2011

Belle D Rugh of Carmen, Lemhi County, ID was born on June 8, 1908, and died at age 102 years old on May 22, 2011.

Belle D Rugh
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Carmen, Lemhi County, ID 83462
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June 8, 1908
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Belle Dorman Rugh Belle Rugh (1908 - 2011)
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    In her own words. A letter Belle wrote to Betty Rugh Price, March 1980. I got to thinking about this Rugh family, which I joined so long ago and which I helped to augment. What are the traits in this family which charm so many of us, with such lasting and cumulative effects? Of course the list would be long but I can think of a couple of outstanding ones. First, non-conformity. None of the Rughs I have known have been conformists. Basically this makes them interesting- and unpredictable. Even mystifying - and totally endearing. Another outstanding trait is the Rugh interest in people. All sorts of people: the visiting celebrity and the garbage man, the Chinese sage, and the little Arab messenger boy; relatives, and the lucky fellow who sits down next to a Rugh on the bus. Other traits, like fondness for discutation on almost anything (you take that side and I'll take this!), a love of the outdoors, and in general a cosmic outlook on life and the future - to paraphrase Mrs. Browning, 'How shall I know the ways?' There's also this taste for monogamy, or is it that the people they marry tend to be retentive - we know when we've got a good thing. (Even Menchen said that: the normal man no more wants two wives than he wants two noses or two watches.") You may flaunt your 75 years, and pretend to be a matriarch, but all of us past 70 are in on the secret, and know that We are still the same person. If not more so .... Don't change.
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    Mary Isabelle (Belle) Dorman RUGH June 8, 1908 ~ May 22, 2011 Born in Lebanon, Belle spoke English and Arabic. Following her BA (Vassar) and MA, she taught in Beirut. After marrying Douglas Rugh, she lived in China, Lebanon, and the US, and wrote three children's books. Known for her open heart and spirit, Belle loved engaging in wide-ranging conversations. Preceded in death by her husband, Belle is survived by daughters Molly Newcomb (Jerry) and June Rugh, grandsons Danny Newcomb (Andrea) and Gabe Newcomb (Nancy), and great-grandchildren Simone, Ailie, Theo, and Isaac. Belle died in Seattle, Washington. She is buried in Wethersfield Village Cemetery, Wethersfield, Hartford County, Connecticut.
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In 1908, in the year that Belle Dorman Rugh was born, the Federal Bureau of Investigation was established as the domestic intelligence and security service of the United States; it simultaneously served as the nation's prime federal law enforcement agency. Stanley Finch was the first Chief (now called Director).
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In 1925, at the age of 17 years old, Belle was alive when in July, the Scopes Trial - often called the Scopes Monkey Trial - took place, prosecuting a substitute teacher for teaching evolution in school. Tennessee had enacted a law that said it was "unlawful to teach human evolution in any state-funded school". William Jennings Bryan headed the prosecution and Clarence Darrow headed the defense. The teacher was found guilty and fined $100. An appeal to the Supreme Court of Tennessee upheld the law but overturned the guilty verdict.
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