Ruth Runnels Smith, age 92 of Orange, Texas passed away Friday, January 08, 2016 in Silsbee, Texas. Services will be at 2:00 PM on Sunday, January 10, 2016 at Dorman Funeral Home with Rev. Charles Bonner officiating. Interment will follow at Evergreen Cemetery. Visitation will be from 5:00 to 10:00 PM on Saturday, January 9, 2016 at Dorman Funeral Home.
Ruth was born Lufkin, TX on April 25, 1923 to the late Azmon Runnels and Mamie Stanley Runnels. She had been a long time resident of Orange and was a member of the Eastern Star, VFW Auxiliary, and American Legion Auxiliary. Ruth worked as a butcher for Peveto’s Packing in the McLewis Community. She enjoyed fishing, crafting, woodworking, and spending time with her family. She was a loving mother and grandmother that was dearly loved and will be missed by many.
She was preceded in death by her parents, her first husband George Woodrow Burch, Sr., three brothers; Ira Runnels, AZ Runnels and Ernest Runnels and one sister, Bernice Runnels.
She is survived by her three sons; George “Bo” W. Burch, Jr. of Vinton, Boyd Azmon Burch and his wife Lois Elaine of West Orange, TX and Roger Dale Burch and his wife Deborah of Onalaska, TX. Three daughters; Barbara “Bobbie” Mahaffey and her husband Nicky of Dry Creek, TX, Clara Ruth Clark of Saginaw, TX and Linda Thompson and her husband Kenneth of Orange, TX. One sister Louise Lensing of Hemphill, TX. As well as sixteen grandchildren, thirty great grandchildren and six great great grandchildren.
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