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Ruth Naoma Scoville Brown, 90, a resident of Albuquerque, passed over Tuesday morning, May 20, 2003, at 7:55 a.m., at West Mesa Care and Rehabilitation, where she had resided for the past two years. She was preceded in death by her father, Ray Scoville; son, Richard Harold Brown, Jr.; mother, Sarah Naoma Scoville; brothers, John Scoville and Ralph Scoville; and husband, Richard Harold Brown Sr. She is survived by her brother, William E. Scoville of Los Lunas; daughter, Lynda Carol of La Jara, NM; niece, Pearl Nelson of Medford, OR; two grandsons, Nicholas Brown and Justin Daniels, both of Albuquerque; granddaughter, Ellen Lockhart of Issaquah, WA; great-grandsons, Curtis and Cody Brown, both of Albuquerque and Zachary Lockhart of Issaquah, WA; great-granddaughter, Madisen Brown of Albuquerque; as well as a host of friends. Ruth attended Pasadena College in Pasadena, CA and Portland Bible Institute in Portland, OR, where she met her husband of 59 years, Richard Harold Brown. They married on December 22, 1940. Ruth graduated from Northwest Nazarene College in Nampa, ID with a degree in Nursing in 1940. She retired from Presbyterian Hospital in 1976. Ruth was active in the Albuquerque Friends Church, the Palo Duro Senior Center, WCTU and Grey Gladiators; also volunteering at the Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta. She was an accomplished artist and musician; and a much-loved friend, mother, and grandmother. Ruth will be missed by all whose lives she touched. Memorial services will be held Saturday, May 24, 2003, at 4:00 p.m., at French Mortuary, Wyoming Blvd. Chapel, with Barney F. Bush officiating. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that memorial contributions be made to the Scholarship Fund of Life Blood International/College of the Redwinds, PO Box 22779, Santa Fe, NM, 87502. French Mortuary 7121 Wyoming Blvd. NE 823-9400
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