Ruth Mulliken

Ruth E. (Benscoter) Mulliken, 94 year-old Seminole, Oklahoma resident passed from this life Thursday, December 18, 2008 at Seminole Estates Care Center in Seminole. She was born June 2, 1914 in Clay Township, Iowa to parents Effie (Traister) Benscoter and Fay Benscoter.rnrnRuth married Kenneth Colivin Mulliken on February 9, 1941 in Iowa and he preceded her in death.rnrnMrs. Mulliken worked for Occidental Petroleum Company as a secretary until her retirement. She moved to Seminole from Iowa in 1996 to be close to her nephew Vernon Staley.rnrnSurvivors include one nephew, Vernon Staley of Seminole, Oklahoma and one niece, Clydeen and her husband Ray Donnall of Ft. Navaho, Arizona. A host of extended family also survives her.rnrnMrs. Mulliken is preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Kenneth Mulliken; two brothers, Ralph and Clyde Benscoter; three sisters, Irene Beckman, Ethel Speisser and Alma Thompson.rnrnGraveside services are scheduled for 10:30 a.m., Saturday, December 20, 2008 at Maple Grove Cemetery in Seminole with Rev. Carl Whitfield officiating.rnrnServices are under the direction of Swearingen Funeral Home in Seminole, Oklahoma. Funeral Information: December 19, 2008, 10:30 AM