SMITH
Ruth Eugenia (Gillham) beloved wife of the late James Oscar Smith for 70 years, loving mother of Anita (Gerald) Sayers of Columbus, OH, Linda (Steve) Turner of Golden, CO and Cynthia (Douglas) Kelsey of Mason, OH. Grandmother of 5, Great-grandmother of two, sister of Irene Evelyn (Gillham), (Jarrett) Beres of Pueblo CO, the late William Ernest Gillham, the late Carrie Mildred (Gillham) Heck, the late Lela Mae (Gillham) Skul. Retired from Princeton City School District, Technical Service Center, Glendale, OH. Passed away Dec. 13, 2013 at the age of 93 yrs. Ruth was born in1920 in Crowley, Colorado to William Henry Gillham and Ida Mae Todd and grew up in the Crowley and Pueblo, Colorado area. Paternal grandparents were John Buckner Gillham and Hester Ann Harman (Morton) of Iola, Kansas. Maternal grandparents were William Todd (of Scotland) and Susan Roberts Schamp of Iola, Kansas. Ruth became a civil service employee as a young lady and traveled by train from Colorado to begin working in the Pentagon in Washington D.C. where she met her husband, James. After James completed his active duty military service, Ruth and Jim moved the family to the Cincinnati, OH area where they raised their daughters in Blue Ash, OH and have resided in Mason, OH since retirement. She was an accomplished seamstress, calligrapher and enjoyed knitting, crocheting and other needle arts. Ruth was a long-time member of the Sharonville Presbyterian Church and the Sharonville Federated Women's Club. Visitation Thurs. Dec. 19, 2013 from 11:00AM until time of Funeral Service at 12:00 Noon both at Mihovk-Rosenacker Funeral Home 10211 Plainfield Road. Burial in Rest Haven Memorial Park, Cincinnati, OH. In lieu of flowers, please make donations to the Crossroads Hospice (www.crossroadshospice.com). Arrangements entrusted to Mihovk-Rosenacker Funeral Home. www.mrfh.com
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