child she informed the world that she wanted to be called Ruth. To all who knew her she was
Sis, Ruthie, Mom, Aunt Ruth and Dona Rute.
Born to a preacher, she was raised as a PK (preacher's kid), which means she knew how to do
a lot with a little. Early in her life she realized she was a lost sinner and needed Jesus to save
her, so she chose to believe in Him and followed Him for the rest of her life. At nine years old
she declared that she would be a missionary, and the adults thought, “How cute!” But she
meant it and went to train at Moody Bible Institute in Chicago. Her life-long love of music
drew her to join the Moody Chorale where she met Jim, and within a few years they left all that
was familiar and headed to northern Brazil on a cargo ship, in 1960. They learned the
language and integrated themselves into the culture. Pretty soon five children came along,
which they raised in a rural and rustic setting in northern Brazil, without the assistance or
presence of their own parents. Her ministries included church planting, teaching in schools,
discipleship, mission administration, caring for 16 or 18 or more missionaries’ children in a
large home... to name a few “jobs”. After 42 years in Brazil, they settled in Texas and Ruth
began a research project on the early Brazilian evangelists who took the Gospel to the region
of the interior town where they first ministered (Barra do Corda). She interviewed many of
the believers there over the course of several years and these stories are being published in
Portuguese to help challenge a new generation of believers to embrace Christ's mission to
share the Gospel with the whole world. In Longview, Texas where they live, she was a member
of Fellowship Bible Church, where she served in the ministries of the missions committee and
MOPS (Mothers of Pre-schoolers). Recently her health had been declining, but she cherished
her time with all of her family. She is survived by her husband Jim, her five children Mark,
Tim, Sue, Debbie and Steve, their spouses and her 10 grandchildren, and her brother and
sister-in-law Wade and Peggy Ramsey, their children and their families.
It is a struggle to succinctly express our feelings of gratitude for all she has been to so many.
We have been blessed by God in His giving her to us. She entered Jesus' rest on August 2,
2020. We love you Ruthie, Mom, Sis! Until we see you again...
In lieu of flowers, please send gifts to Crossworld on behalf of SCEN, Seminário Cristão
Evangélico do Norte, the Bible school in São Luís where Jim and Ruth taught for a number of
years and which recently suffered some major storm damage. Contributions can be made at
www.crossworld.org/give. Use the following account information:
Workers account #: 57510;
Workers first and last name: Sao Luiz Seminary.
Checks can be made out to Crossworld and a separate note attached indicating "This donation
is for: 57510-Sao Luiz Seminary". Send it to Crossworld, 10000 N Oak Trafficway, Kansas City,
MO 64155-7300
Service for Marion Vance is on Saturday, September 26, 2020, at 2:00pm CST, at Fellowship Bible Church in Longview, TX. It will be broadcast on Facebook and other live streaming services that will be announced at a later date.
https://www.youtube.com/user/longviewtxfbc/videos
https://www.facebook.com/Fellowshipbiblechurchlongview/videos
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