Ruby Rosentreter Smith

1936 - 2009

Ruby Rosentreter Smith of Haltom City passed away Tuesday, Dec. 22, 2009.
Graveside service: 10 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 2, in Lawnhaven Memorial Gardens, San Angelo. Visitation: 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 30, at Greenwood Funeral Home.
Ruby was born Feb. 13, 1936, in Hill County, daughter of Ben G. and Elsie Lehde Rosentreter, both deceased. Mrs. Smith was raised in Tom Green County, where she married Mr. James R. Smith on May 1, 1953, in San Angelo. After living in Odessa, she moved to Fort Worth in 1958, and made her home on Haltom Road. She was a member of the Lutheran faith.
She became a member of the Order of the Eastern Star in February 1971 and served Haltom City Chapter 982 as worthy matron in 1975-76, at which time she also served her second term as mother advisor of Haltom City Rainbow Assembly 308, after which she served as chapter secretary for two years.
Ruby served the Boy Scouts of America from 1976 to 1982 as den mother, committee chairwoman and unit commissioner.
She served from 1974 to 1982 with the Little League of Haltom City Recreation Center.
Ruby returned to school at TCJC in 1982 and entered the work force in 1984. She was employed by the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, Law Enforcement Division, in Haltom City from which she retired in February 1999.
Mrs. Smith also served on the Haltom City Planning and Zoning Commission from 1983 to 1988 and on the Ethics Committee in 2001. She retired from public service to devote her time to genealogy. She published several books in that field, becoming a professional genealogist.
Ruby was preceded in death by her husband, James Ray Smith Sr.
Survivors: Son, Jimmy Smith and wife, Stacy; grandson, Camron Smith; sister, Gladys Shaw; brother, Ben Rosentreter; and numerous nieces and nephews.