4/10/29 ~ 5/28/03
Our beloved wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, sister, and friend, Ruth Poulter Scoville, passed away unexpectedly but peacefully in Scottsdale, Arizona, on May 28, 2003.
Ruth was born April 10, 1929, in Salt Lake City, Utah, to William I. and Katherine Squires Poulter. At age seven she moved to Southern California, where she grew up and met her eternal companion, Richard B. Scoville. They were married on June 19, 1950, in the Salt Lake Temple and are the parents of six children, 32 grandchildren, and nine great-grandchildren.
Ruth was a loving, kind, gentle, generous woman with a delightful sense of humor. Her love was extended to everyone unconditionally. She was loved very much and lived a Christ-like life. Always seeing the best in everyone and everything, she had a BIG heart and lots of love to give anyone with whom she came in contact. Her smiles, hugs, "I love you's," encouragement, and constant support were such blessings to our lives. She will be terribly missed by all who knew her.
Ruth was active in the LDS Church and a member of the Monument Park 3rd Ward for 47 years. For the past seven years she has been a volunteer at the Veterans Administration Medical Center where she regularly gave loving attention and service to many patients and other members of the VAMC Branch. She was also an active member of the Daughters of the Utah Pioneers.
Ruth is survived by her husband; children: Richard (Barbara), David (Shirley), Shirleen (Lee) Jonas, Kathleen (Jaret) Kranz, Kristine (Douglas) Henricksen; daughter-in-law, Diane; sister, Katherine (Davis) Grant; grandchildren and great-grand-children. She was preceded in death by her parents; brother, W. Irvin Poulter; and son, Steven.
Funeral services will be held on Thurs., June 5, Foothill 7th Ward (formerly Monument Park 3rd Ward), 2215 Roosevelt Ave., 1 p.m. Viewings will be held on Wed., June 4, from 6-8 p.m. at Russon Brothers Mortuary, 255 S. 200 E., and from 11:45-12:45 prior to the funeral. Interment will follow the services at the Ogden City Cemetery.