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Ruth Stephens

by Legacy News

Salt Lake City, UtahUSA

Died May 2, 2020

Age 92

Obituary

Ruth Jean Snow Sudbury Stephens lived an astonishing life to the age of 92. She passed away peacefully on Saturday May 2nd, 2020 due to COVID-19…. She attended the University of Utah and was a member of the Pi Beta Phi sorority. Ruth Jean was a woman of glamour and great beauty. She modeled for Auerbach’s and Z.C.M.I department stores and appeared in the movie “Bad Bascom.”…She had many friends and was an amazing hostess. Every summer of her life Jean cherished spending time in the Uinta Mountains, where she liked to fly fish and entertain at her cabin…Ruth Jean also found painting, swimming and cooking pleasurable and she was always up for a football bet.

Published in The Salt Lake Tribune

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“I enjoyed 22 years of laughter, fun and surprises with Jean as my stepmother.Smart and quick, nothing got past her.She loved being around people and had a sharp memory for names and places.”

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