RUTH HUSTON A resident of Albuquerque since 1958, and of New Mexico since 1945, passed away peacefully on Monday, April 30th at her home she shared with her son and daughter-in-law for the last 5 months in Aurora, Colorado. She was 90 years old. Ruth was born in Iowa Falls, Iowa on March 1, 1922. Her father owned the local general store. Ruth graduated with honors from Ellsworth Junior College in Iowa Falls. When World War II broke out, she, like millions of other young women of the time, moved to Washington DC to help out with the war effort. There she met her future husband, Bob. They married and moved to New Mexico, where, in 1958, she helped him establish Bowers Electric. One of Ruth's outstanding qualities was that she was very organized. This served her well as she began her career as a book keeper and office manager at this time. Later, she worked for the Coleman Company, a manufacturer of jewelry for several years. She finished her career working for her son at Sundance Electric. In 1986 Ruth began a study of the Bible with Jehovah's Witnesses. As a result of that, in 1990, at the age of 68, she was baptized, and began a new chapter in her life of service to Jehovah God. Since then she has been a faithful member of the Valley View Congregation, always in attendance at the meetings, and active in the public ministry. In addition to her new found faith, Ruth focus in life was always her family. Her pride and joy was her sons and their families. She could always be counted on to be there for the events of life and to be supportive through all the ups and downs that life brings. Ruth is survived by her two sons Robert and Ronald Bowers; her daughter-in-law Karin: five grandchildren Jeff Bowers, Beth Diamond, Patrick Bowers, Ken Bowers, and Melissa Bowers; six great-grandchildren, Sarah, Adam, and Rachel Diamond, Dalton and Michael Bowers, and Timothy Bowers; as well as nieces, nephews, and many cousins. Ruth carried herself with dignity and grace and she maintained those qualities right down to the very last moments of her life. Ruth loved and was loved by everyone she met and her many friends and her family will miss her dearly. Her confidence in the resurrection hope was strong up to the end. We eagerly look forward to the day when we will see her again in God's new world, free from all the ailments of old age. What a joyful day that will be! A memorial service will be held for her at the Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses, 6509 Signal NE at 4:00 PM on Saturday May 5th.
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