Ruth was born May 19, 1927 in Provo, Utah, the daughter of H. Aldous Dixon and Lucille K. Dixon.
She attended schools in Provo and Ogden and continued her education at Weber State University and the University of Utah. She earned her Masters Degree in Education from the University of Maryland.
She taught in the Odgen School District and in Venezuela. She lived in Short Hills, NJ and McLean, VA and returned to Salt Lake City in 1988.
She loved her children, grandchildren and needlepoint. She traveled with her sisters and was an avid reader. She was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
She is survived by her children; Lucy (Robert) Critchley, Mark (Virginia) Dixon Cannon and Kristen (Kirby) Brown; and seven grandchildren.
She is preceded in death by her parents; and siblings, Phyllis Shaw, Dorothy Harrison, Louise Larkin, John Dixon and David Dixon.
Funeral services will be held Saturday, May 5, 2012 at the Larkin Mortuary (260 East South Temple, Salt Lake City, UT) at 1:00 PM. The family will meet with friends from 12:00 Noon to 12:45 PM prior to services. Burial will be in the Ogden City Cemetery in Ogden, Utah.
Ruth was born May 19, 1927 in Provo, Utah, the daughter of H. Aldous Dixon and Lucille K. Dixon.
She attended schools in Provo and Ogden and continued her education at Weber State University and the University of Utah. She earned her Masters Degree in Education from the University of Maryland.
She taught in the Odgen School District and in Venezuela. She lived in Short Hills, NJ and McLean, VA and returned to Salt Lake City in 1988.
She loved her children, grandchildren and needlepoint. She traveled with her sisters and was an avid reader. She was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
She is survived by her children; Lucy (Robert) Critchley, Mark (Virginia) Dixon Cannon and Kristen (Kirby) Brown; and seven grandchildren.
She is preceded in death by her parents; and siblings, Phyllis Shaw, Dorothy Harrison, Louise Larkin, John Dixon and David Dixon.
Funeral services will be held Saturday, May 5, 2012 at the Larkin Mortuary (260 East South Temple, Salt Lake City, UT) at 1:00 PM. The family will meet with friends from 12:00 Noon to 12:45 PM prior to services. Burial will be in the Ogden City Cemetery in Ogden, Utah.
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