Ruth A. Smith Ruth was born in Montgomery, Alabama on May 6, 1926. She was the fourth born of 10 to the parents of Frank Ross, Sr. and Willie McKinnon Ross. Ruth has been a resident of Novato, California since 1958. She retired from the United States Air Force in April of that year and with her husband of 50 years, Charles Smith Jr., made Novato home. Ruth went to college at Alabama State before enlisting into the Air Force. Soon after retiring from the military Ruth pursued her Bachelors Degree in Political Science with a minor in Mathematics. She completed her education at Sonoma State University with a Masters Degree in Political Science and a Lifelong Teacher's credential. Ruth taught elementary, all grades, at various districts in Marin County for 38 years. Along with her husband, Ruth is survived by two children, Phoebe and Gilbert Smith, an adopted grandson, Climition Welsh and many family members and close friends. Funeral services on Friday March 19, 2010, St. Anthony's Catholic Church, 1000 Cambridge St., Novato, CA at noon.
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