Ruth was a member of Thomas Ave. Baptist Church in the 1950s – 1970s where she was actively involved as a Sunday school teacher, and where she taught her four children the truth of God’s word, and the importance of having a personal relationship with Jesus. She has been a member of South Ave. Baptist Church since 2004, where she faithfully attended as long as her health allowed.
Ruth was a loving wife, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother. Family and friends were very important to her. She enjoyed many hobbies. Gardening was her favorite thing to do. She had a “green thumb” that was the envy of many. Crocheting and ceramics were two of her hobbies as well. She also loved to travel with friends and family, and enjoyed her membership of the Red Hat Club, and the Order of Eastern Stars local 711, in Pasadena, Texas.
Ruth graduated from Beauty School in the late 1950s and owned her own beauty shop for several years, where she met many life-long friends. She later went on to become one of Life and Casualty Insurance Company’s leading sales ladies.
Ruth was preceded in death by her parents, George and Myrtle Bounds, her first husband Ted Legg, second husband, Lee Roy Hardcastle, and two sons, Theodore Lincoln Legg, Jr., and Larry Kevin Legg. She is survived by her son Johnny Legg, and wife Carol of Conroe, Texas, daughter Paula Stiles, and husband Kenneth of Pasadena, Texas, daughter Kay Adams, and husband Gary of Deer Park, Texas. Grandchildren, Darren Legg and wife Diana, Derrick Legg, Brad Stiles, Mindy Stiles, Tatia Adams and Jared Adams. She is also survived by five great-grandchildren, Matthew Legg, Mitchell Legg, Kiley Adams, Konner Adams, and Landyn Stiles. She is survived by two brothers, Burlen Bounds and wife Anna Mae, Murphy Bounds and wife Lucille, and four sisters, Bertha Clark, Polly Squyres, Pearlie Freeman, and Linda Powell and husband Ed.
Her endearing personality, and great smile will be missed by all.
