Ruth is preceded in death by her husband Captain Wendell T. Fleming.
Born and raised in Cincinnati, Ruth’s father owned a chain of grocery stores there. She graduated from Mother of Mercy High School, and often reminisced fondly about the Sisters who taught her. She loved her dogs, her father’s birds and was an avid gardener.
She married Wendell Fleming in 1938. After his service in the Army Air Corp in World War II, they moved to Dallas where Wendell flew for American Airlines.
Ruth was a devout Catholic and attended St. Rita’s Catholic Church in Dallas.
She is survived by sons Wayne A. Fleming of Dallas, and Captain Wendell T. Fleming, Jr. and his wife Shirley of Cherokee, Texas. Also, three grandchildren: Laura, Kristina and Wendell; and four great-grandchildren Frances Wren, Talon, Edward and Macken.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be sent to Catholic charities.