Ruby Helen Goodwin

GOODWIN, RUBY HELEN
Passed away on September 16, 2003 at age 94. Ruby was born March 5, 1909 in the Battlebend district of Alberta, Canada. As a child Ruby and her family walked and rode by ox cart from Battlebend to the Pigeon Lake area south of Edmonton where her family cleared and homesteaded a section of land. There she met and married her first husband, Ray Telford. She had two sons, Ron and Lee, before divorcing. Ruby married Howard Pepperdine in Alberta while he was working on the Alaskan/Canadian highway during WWII. Ruby moved with Howard to Modoc County, CA in 1947, where she gave birth to her third son, Nolan Pepperdine. She helped manage the family ranch and Pepperdine Deer Camp in the Warner Mts. After her second husband's death in 1958, Ruby married Don Goodwin and moved to Chester, CA. There she worked at several restaurants and served as the head waitress for the Child's Meadows Resort for nearly twenty years. Here Ruby became a naturalized citizen of the United States. Ruby also was one of the first women to climb unassisted to the Sulphur Mountain Chalet in the Alberta Rockies in 1945. When her husband retired from Collin Pines, Ruby and Don bought a small ranch just outside Red Bluff, CA. There they tended to their many animals and gardens until Don's death in 1994. Ruby lived for a brief time in the city of Red Bluff until she moved to Sacramento. Ruby lived in Sacramento until her death this week. Ruby was well known for her sewing and baking skills, and also enjoyed gardening and bowling. She was active in Senior Gleaners, Retired Senior Volunteer Program (RSVP), and was awarded Tehama County Certificate of Appreciation for volunteer services.. Her apple pies were specially requested by the Beach Boys singing group in the '70s. She also loved traveling, from Broadway shows in New York to Disney World to the Grand Canyon. Ruby will be greatly missed by her family and friends. She is survived by her sisters, Marie and Irene of Canada; son, Nolan Pepperdine; grandchildren, Sharon Telford, Mike Telford and Ray Telford; and seven grandchildren. She was predeceased by three husbands and two sons. A memorial service will be held at the home of Nolan and Lisa Pepperdine.