Ruth Elaine Spalding

"Grandma Ruth" as she nicknamed herself, was a very special neighbor and friend to us for many years. She knew Rex when he and her son, Marti were teenagers in the neighborhood. She always had a smile on her face and she always found humor in everything. Ruth and Mr Spalding nicknamed our daughter Kara, "Pink Girl" because she had a pink winter coat, and they always kept an eye on her walking to and from the neighborhood school. That stuck and "Grandma" never called her by her name, she...