For example, Ruth’s daughter Betsy said that their house is built on rock (up near the water towers). A lot of stories came up in conversations. Susy added: “t was fun and also very emotional. Rarely apart, it is common to see them tooling around town together with Ruth likely wearing one of her trademark red hats.
Both families also had deep ties to Sharon Community Presbyterian Church and Clyde is one of the longest serving members of the church. Both have family roots in the Moon Area dating back to the early 1800s and their childhood homes were located on Sharon Road and Beaver Grade Road. They have three children – Parry, Phil, and Betsy. Shortly after, Clyde returned from World War II, they started dating and were married on Friday, June 16, 1950. After high school, Clyde joined the Navy while Ruth went to work at Dravo and then at Coraopolis National Bank. Ruth and Clyde were born and raised in the Moon Township area, went to school together, and both graduated from Moon High in 1943. Local relatives were joined by relatives from as far away as Colorado, Illinois, Kentucky, Massachusetts, Minnesota, North Carolina, New Mexico, Ohio and West Virginia.
In attendance were their children, grandchildren, great-grandchildren, nieces and nephews in addition to Clyde’s sibling, Hilah. Ruth & Clyde Meanor of Moon Township celebrated their 65th wedding anniversary this year by holding a family reunion on Jat Moon Park. From the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette article shared on Facebook by loving niece, Susy Parry.
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