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<\/p>\nVirginia Patton Moss, the last surviving adult cast member from Frank Capra\u2019s 1946 holiday classic It\u2019s a Wonderful Life, has died aged 97.<\/p>\n
Patton Moss\u2019 death was confirmed by Mathews Funeral Home in Albany, Georgia, which shared in an obituary that she \u201cpassed peacefully of natural causes\u201d on Thursday.<\/p>\n
The former actress was best known for her role as Ruth Dakin Bailey in the Jimmy Stewart-led It\u2019s a Wonderful Life, which also starred Donna Reed, Lionel Barrymore and Thomas Mitchell.<\/p>\n
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Karolyn Grimes \u2014 who played Zuzu, the daughter of Stewart\u2019s character George Bailey in the movie \u2014 honored Patton Moss on Facebook, writing \u201cWe have another angel!\u201d alongside images of her starring in the film and one taken more recently.
\n\u201cVirginia Patton Moss. She was 97 years old. She played Harry Bailey\u2019s wife in the film, it\u2019s a Wonderful Life! She is now with her beloved Cruse. She will be missed!\u201d added Grimes, 82, in reference to Patton Moss\u2019 husband of 69 years, Cruse Moss, who died in 2018.
\nPatton Moss\u2019 acting career spanned seven years, beginning when she was a teenager. She also designed women\u2019s and children\u2019s wear under her label Virginia Patton of Hollywood, according to her obituary.<\/p>\n
\u201cWith her strong commitment to family, she volunteered in her children\u2019s schools, served as a boy scout and girl scout leader for 10 years, and helped youth activities at church,\u201d the obituary added. \u201cVirginia lived for family and celebrated the achievements of her children and grandchildren.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Virginia Patton Moss, the last surviving adult cast member from Frank Capra\u2019s 1946 holiday classic It\u2019s a Wonderful Life, has died aged 97. Patton Moss\u2019 death was confirmed by Mathews Funeral Home in Albany, Georgia, which shared in an obituary that she \u201cpassed peacefully of natural causes\u201d on Thursday. The former actress was best known […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3767,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[12],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3766","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-memorial"],"yoast_head":"\n