Ruth dedicated most of her adult life to caring for others. Her most precious things in life were her children and her pets.
She was preceded in death by her parents and three older brothers. Survivors include her husband of 39 years, Steve, a longtime Seguin businessman; two daughters, Karen Sprague and husband Steve, and Lisa Wilfong and husband Ray; and two brothers, Raymond Dalton and wife Joyce, and Tommie Dalton.