Contributed by Wanda Snyder
46. RUTH8 SIMPSON
(OLIVER OGLETHORPE7, WILLIAM RANDOLPH6, JOHN5, GEORGE4,
GEORGE3, RICHARD2, JOHN1) was born 12 Nov 1905319,
and died 1997 in Cartersville, Bartow Co., GA320. She married
CHARLES C. BREITHAUPT 22 Jun 1927 in Gwinnett Co., GA321. He was born
05 Dec 1902322, and died 24 Sep 1979322.
Notes for RUTH SIMPSON:
As the first school secretary at
Sarah R. Smith Elementary in Buckhead, Ruth Simpson Breithaupt kept the
school's records in order and staff activities coordinated for 17 years.
Mrs. Breithaupt, 91, formerly of Norcross, died Wednesday at Springdale
Health Care Center in Cartersville. The funeral will be at R.T. Patterson
Funeral Home, Norcross. In the fall of 1954, Sarah R. Smith Elementary
School opened its doors, and Mrs. Breithaupt was its first secretary.
"She was very organized and like to keep things running
smoothly," said her daughter, Peggy B. Hudson of Marietta. Before
the Smith school opened, Mrs. Breithaupt worked as a secretary at nearby R.L.
Hope Elementary School. In the early 1950s, Buckhead was growing and
enrollment at the Piedmont Road school was "really running over at the
seams," making the construction of the Smith school a necessity, said her
daughter. A Norcross native, Mrs. Breithaupt received her teaching
certification from Georgia State College for Women in Milledgeville. She
worked as a substitute teacher before going to work as a secretary at the Hope
school. Although she retired in 1971, Mrs. Breithaupt kept in touch with
many of the teachers and staff over the years and was active in school
secretarial organizations. A former resident of Marietta, she was a
member of women's groups at John Knox Presbyterian Church.. Surviving in
addition to her daughter are a son, Charles C. Breithaupt of Rabun Gap; four
grandchildren; two step-grandchildren;and three great-grandchildren. (source:
Atlanta Constitution - 1997)
More About RUTH SIMPSON:
Burial: Unknown, Norcross Town Cem,
Norcross, Gwinnett Co., GA322
Education: Georgia State College
for Women in Milledgeville, GA
Occupation: School secretary at
Sarah R. Smith Elementary in Buckhead for 17 years
More About CHARLES C. BREITHAUPT:
Burial: Unknown, Norcross Town Cem,
Norcross, Gwinnett Co., GA322
Children of RUTH SIMPSON and
CHARLES BREITHAUPT are:
i. CHARLES C.9 BREITHAUPT, JR., b. Private.
ii. PEGGY JANE BREITHAUPT, b.
Private; m. WALLACE HUDSON, Private; b. Private.