Nellie Ruth Adams, better known as Ruth, passed away in Bertram, Texas on January 20, 2022, at the age of 99. She was born at Hammet’s Crossing near the Pedernales River and the community of Cypress Mill, Texas on September 9, 1922, to Lee Roy and Catherine Tennessee (Milam) Bond. Ruth was the middle child of five—brother Mansel Lee and sisters Mildred Florine (Sis), Nova Jane (Babe), and Alma Geraldine (Geri).
Ruth and her siblings attended a one room school, a three-mile walk from home. Growing up in the country, they fished in the Pedernales, took walks in the woods, and explored Bee Cave. Ruth loved to dance and often persuaded her brother Mansel to take her by horse and buggy to dances in the surrounding area, like Johnson City, Blanco, and Hye. She especially liked going to the Bluebonnet Café after the Marble Falls dances.
After graduating from Hamilton Pool School around 1939, Ruth went to radio school at a government-funded program called National Youth Association (NYA) where she met Robert Adams. They married on November 8, 1942, lived together happily for 67 years, and had four children: son Tommie Lee, daughter Sharon, and twin daughters Robin and Janet.
Ruth enjoyed playing softball and volleyball, and she ran in several of Austin’s Capital 10K races. She loved the Lord and made an impact on peoples’ lives teaching Sunday School for many years at Northwest Baptist Church in Austin, where she was a lifelong member. She was a blessing to many and will be dearly missed.
Ruth is preceded in death by her husband Robert Adams; their son Tommie Lee, daughter Robin Jobe, and daughter Sharon Thornhill (by only three days). Ruth is survived by her daughter Janet Adams; son-in-law Joe Thornhill, granddaughter Wendy Meyer (husband Steve); granddaughter Tonya Preece (husband Tim); great grandchildren Taylor and Chloe Preece; son-in-law Ken Jobe; grandson Jason Jobe (wife Molly); great grandchildren Haylee and Abel Jobe, and many nieces and nephews and a host of friends.
Visitation will be from 9:30 a.m. - 10:45 a.m., Tuesday, January 25, 2022 at Cook-Walden/Capital Parks Funeral Home in Pflugerville, Texas. Following will be a graveside service is to be held 11:00 a.m., Tuesday, January 25, 2022 at Cook-Walden/Capital Parks Cemetery in Pflugerville, Texas.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations be made to Brentwood Bible Church (formerly Northwest Baptist Church) in Austin.
Fond memories and expressions of sympathy may be shared at www.cookwaldencapitalparks.com for the Adams family.
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