1926
Ruth
2024
Ruth A Jones
February 4, 1926 — September 26, 2024
February 4, 1926 ~ September 26, 2024
“Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on thee, because he trusteth in Thee.”
Isaiah 26:3 Ruth’s favorite scripture verse
Ruth Adeline Richert was born February 4, 1926 in Richey, Montana to Jacob B. and Sara Schroeder. She was the youngest of five children: Ida (half-sister), Rose, Arnold, and Margaret. She is predeceased by maternal and paternal grandparents, her parents, step mother, Lena, all her siblings, step-siblings and their spouses. Ruth leaves behind her children, Susan (Bradley) Brown, Judith (Craig) Fuller, Russell G (Ellen) Jones, Jr., and Rebecca (Steven) White. Grammy’s grandchildren are: Sarah (Jeremy) Ross, Emily (Mark) Atkins, Nate Brown (Elizabeth Kelly), James (Arliss) White, Caleb (Hanna) White, Rachel (Brian) Wells, Kathryn (Neal) Goodpasture, Samuel Fuller (Madeline Hall), and Michael (Brittney) Lu-Jones. Grammy’s great-grandchildren are: Graham and Fletcher Ross; Chuck Atkins; Norah, Pippa, Henry, and Xiao Xiao White; Martin, Nadia, and Ayla White; Adalynn and Vera Wells.
How do you sum up 98 ½ years of life in a brief history? Ruth lived it to the fullest to the very end. In the month prior to her homegoing, she went to a Storm Chasers baseball game and had a boat ride on Lake Wanahoo. In the days before her homegoing, she was still praying for her family.
Ruth’s early years spent on the farm in Richey with her family were very happy. They belonged to a close-knit German Mennonite community. When she was almost nine, her mother suddenly died. In Ruth’s own words written decades later, “Mother left an impact on my life, in those 9 short years, by leading me to Christ and teaching me to listen to the Word of God and follow it.”
Her father remarried and they moved to Henderson, NE. Shortly after, they moved to Dallas, OR. It was the Depression and there was no work for her father, so to support themselves, the whole family picked fruit and hops. When she was 14, she worked for and lived with a family looking after their small boy. There she learned to cook foods outside of the traditional style served at home.
In 1943, at age 16, Ruth left home and looked after herself from there on. After high school, she moved to Omaha and began attending Grace Bible Institute, later Grace University. She thrived there and made life-long friends.
After graduation from Grace she moved to Lincoln, NE to work at Back to the Bible. Ruth met Russell Jones and their first date was to a Nebraska football game, one of many they would attend over the years. They married on August 20, 1948. They then moved to Dallas, TX where Russ attended and graduated from Dallas Theological Seminary. From 1955-1991, Russ taught at Grace University with Ruth alongside him. On the weekends, they also ministered at several small-town churches, requiring Ruth to maintain two houses. In 1975, they went on a sabbatical year to England. Russ was a visiting lecturer at Moorlands Bible College and Ruth was assistant to the field director of Greater Europe Mission. Also during their time at Grace, Ruth taught a class on Biblical self-worth at the Douglas County Correctional Facility for many years. After retirement from Grace, they took the pastorate at Immanuel Church in Lincoln, NE. After they retired from there, they took interim pastorates in NE and IA.
Ruth was an amazing woman. She balanced being a homemaker and pastor’s wife for most of our childhood. After her children were in school, she worked at JC Penney, Train Elementary School, Dean of Women at Grace, and taught at the Zaporizhzhia Bible College. During that period, she began to write and several books and over a hundred articles were published. Ruth had a life long love of music and was in various choirs over the years including the Grace Choir, the Omaha Gospel Tabernacle (now Christ Community Church) radio choir, the Back to the Bible Choir, and the Pacific Springs Choir. Many of Russ and Ruth’s anniversaries were celebrated by dinner and an opera. They also attended the Omaha Symphony regularly.
Russ and Ruth were the #1 fans of their children, grandchildren, and great grandchildren, attending as many concerts, games, and school events as possible. Ruth was always ready to play a game or would read a book when asked by a grandchild or great grandchild. Ruth was all these things and so much more: Loyal wife, sister, mother, Grammy, aunt, and friend. An amazing baker, cook and hostess. Always a stylish dresser, a true “girly girl,” whose favorite color was pink and who did not feel completely dressed until she added her jewelry. Steadfast in her faith in God. Mischievous. Determined. Kind. Up for any social event or going out to eat.
Ruth leaves a huge hole in our family and we already miss her terribly. But we are also happy that she is finally reunited with her Savior, Mother, her beloved husband, Russ, and all those who have gone before her.
CELEBRATION OF RUTH'S LIFE: Saturday, November 9, 2024 at 11:00am, with family receiving friends one hour prior to the service, all at Community Bible Church (3616 S. 132 St. ) INTERMENT: Omaha National Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, memorials to the Omaha Symphony or to Community Bible Church.
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