Ruth Geraldine Rutherford Miner Tasker

Ruth Geraldine Rutherford Miner TaskerA beloved 82 year-old wife, mother, grandmother, and child of God with an abundance of love for all she knew, died peacefully June 17, 2007. She was born in Perry, Okla. on November 25, 1924.She was preceded in death by her parents, George W. and Nora O. Rutherford; brothers, George N., Arch, Lee, John, Wilbur, Robert, and Ralph; sisters, Bonnie, Nora Magnolia, and Jesse; and son, Melvin Miner, a police officer who was killed in the line of duty in 1972.She is survived by her husband of 44 years, Theo; brother, Rufus and Ruby Rutherford of Perry, Okla.; sister, Reba and Rev. Bill Fish of Perry, Okla.; sons, John and Janice Miner of Pawnee, Okla., Fred and Debbie Tasker of Northlake; daughters, Vickie Capers of Roanoke, Connie and Don Johnson of Flower Mound, and Linda and David Schiefer of Duryea, PA.She is also survived by her grandchildren, Corey Miner of Norman, Okla., Todd and Beverly Miner of Pawnee, Okla., Melanie and Jerry Emmel of Flower Mound, Lori and Brent Boyd of Ponca City, Okla., Neysa Johnson of Plano, Jason and Leora Tasker of Pearland, Zach and Chelsa Capers of Fort Worth, Stephanie and Joseph Reiter of Lewisville, and Robbin Capers of Tampa, Fla.She was blessed with the joy of her great-grandchildren, Mason Tobe Emmel and Reese Lynn Emmel of Flower Mound, and Claire Layne Miner of Norman, Okla.She is also survived by numerous nieces and nephews, all of whom she loved. Her nephew, Reverend Lonnie Rutherford of Woodward, Okla. will officiate her services.A celebration of her life will be held 2 p.m. Wednesday, June 20, 2007 at White's Chapel of Memories in Weatherford. Burial will follow in the Tin Top Cemetery, Weatherford. The family will receive friends 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at White's Funeral Home in Weatherford. Memorial donations may be made to Mercy Hospice, 417 Oak Bend, Ste. 170, Lewisville, Texas 75067.