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| Name |
Margaret Ruth Walters |
| Birth |
6 Dec 1932 |
Tooele, Tooele, Utah, United States  |
| Gender |
Female |
| Initiatory (LDS) |
23 Feb 1956 |
SLAKE |
| FamilySearch ID |
KWHX-T1J |
| Death |
2 Jan 2018 |
Provo, Utah, Utah, United States |
| Burial |
8 Jan 2018 |
Provo City Cemetery, Utah, Utah, United States |
| Person ID |
I162711 |
mytree |
| Last Modified |
25 Feb 2024 |
| Father |
Malcolm Asa Walters, b. 4 Feb 1892, Tooele, Tooele, Utah, United States d. 28 Dec 1968, Provo, Utah, Utah, United States (Age 76 years) |
| Mother |
Hazel Agnes Parkinson Bryan, b. 26 Apr 1902, Mercur, Tooele, Utah, United States d. 21 Jul 1968, Tooele, Tooele, Utah, United States (Age 66 years) |
| Marriage |
12 Mar 1925 |
Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States |
| Family ID |
F41326 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Family |
Rulon Dean Skinner, b. 26 Jun 1931, Graham, Arizona, United States d. 19 Mar 2019, Provo, Utah, Utah, United States (Age 87 years) |
| Marriage |
23 Feb 1956 |
Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States |
| Family ID |
F41320 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Last Modified |
21 Nov 2024 |
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| Event Map |
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 | Birth - 6 Dec 1932 - Tooele, Tooele, Utah, United States |
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 | Initiatory (LDS) - 23 Feb 1956 - SLAKE |
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 | Marriage - 23 Feb 1956 - Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States |
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 | Death - 2 Jan 2018 - Provo, Utah, Utah, United States |
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 | Burial - 8 Jan 2018 - Provo City Cemetery, Utah, Utah, United States |
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| Notes |
- Obituary:
Ruth W. Skinner, 85, was born in Tooele, Utah December 6, 1932, died Jan u ary 2, 2018 at the
Utah Valley Regional Medical Center.
Ruth was the youngest of four children born to Malcolm Asa Walters and H a zel Agnes Parkinson (Bryan). She graduated from Roosevelt High School a n d from the LDS Seminary. For four and a half years she worked for Dr. D on ald G. Mantyla as a dental assistant in Roosevelt, Utah.
She met her husband, Rulon, on a blind date arranged by her Stake Presid e nt that lead to their marriage in the Salt Lake Temple on February 23,1 95 6.
They have five children: Kumen (Spanish Fork, Utah); Diane Holmes (Kenne t h) Orem, Utah; Susan Johnson (Doug) Temecula, California; Maria Dunn (P at rick) Hobbs, New Mexico; and Cheryl Ann Edler (Blake) Provo, Utah.
She was active in the LDS Church serving in various positions in Young W o men’s, Primary, and Relief Society. Most recently she enjoyed her servi c e as Visiting Teacher Supervisor in her ward. She and her husband serv e d three missions for the LDS Church: two at the Provo MTC and one in t h e Grandview 20th Ward (Spanish Speaking). She faithfully and lovingly s up ported her husband in all of his church service.
Ruth was an excellent homemaker. She enjoyed cooking and preparing beaut i ful dinners for family and friends. She loved owning beautiful things a n d would decorate her home in a warm inviting way, allowing all that ent er ed her home, to feel like family. Everything that she touched was fill e d with beauty, whether it was her needlepoint, canning, decorating he r ho me for the holidays, or visiting with family and friends.
Her smile warmed the heart of everyone who met her and her positive atti t ude never left her in spite of her years of pain. A dear friend said i t p erfectly, “she had a precocious twinkle in her eyes” that invited u s in t o her loving heart. She continued to bring happiness into the live s of ev eryone, even to the very end.
She is survived by her husband, her children and their spouses, 14 grand c hildren, and 17 great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her p ar ents, sister, and two brothers.
Funeral Services will be held Monday, January 8th, at 11:00 am, at the G r andview Stake Center, 1122 Grand Avenue, Provo, Utah, where Viewings wi l l be held Sunday, January 7th form 6:30 to 8:00 pm and prior to servic e s on Monday from 9:30 to 10:30 am. Interment in Provo City Cemetery.
Funeral Service:
JAN 08 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Grandview South Stake Center
1122 Grand Avenue Provo, UT, US
Cemetery Details:
Provo City Cemetery
610 South State Street Provo, UT, US, 84606
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