Ruth Irwin Threlkeld Eberle passed away May 9, 2024 in Dallas, Texas. She was born April 19, 1929, in Roswell, New Mexico. She lived and worked in Roswell and Hondo until her marriage to Frank Eberle in 1959. She lived in Artesia, New Mexico for many years before moving to Frisco, Texas in 2019.
Ruth is survived by her daughter, LouAnn Pope, and granddaughters, Tiffany Pope Picazzo and Alexa Pope all of Frisco, Texas, numerous nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her husband, Frank, and her son-in-law, James Pope, her parents, Clarence and Bessie Wright Irwin, six brothers; W.I., Clarence, Clint, Roy, M.T. and Howard Irwin, two sisters; Mildred Sue Smith and Mary Lou Hudson, several nieces and nephews.
Ruth worked for the Artesia Public Schools retiring in 1996. She was an active member of Immanuel Lutheran Church and the Lutheran Women's Missionay League. She loved being with family and friends and enjoyed traveling the world. Ruth had the "gift of gab", never met a stranger, was very patriotic and an avid Artesia bulldog fan.
Visitation at Terpening & Son Mortuary in Artesia on Friday, June 14, 2024, 2pm - 6pm. Services are Saturday, June 15th at 10am at the Immanuel Lutheran Church with burial at Woodbine Cemetery followed by a reception at the church fellowship hall. The family asks that those attending wear red, white and blue in Ruth's honor.
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