1921
Ruth
2020
Ruth Kathryn (Slater) Scott
January 23, 1921 — April 25, 2020
Ruth Kathryn (Slater) Scott, 99, passed from this earth on April 25, 2020.
She was born Jan. 23, 1921 in Fort Smith, Arkansas, to Will and Nettie Slater, and was the youngest of four children including sisters Thelma and Loraine, and brother Nelson. Her father Will was a minister, gospel song writer and leader in the Church of Christ and a music teacher. Her mother Nettie was a nurturing and firm guiding light for her family. After graduating high school, Ruth attended Abilene Christian College where she earned her degree in Education. She set sail for the world with faith in God, a love of music and teaching, and a sense of adventure.
Ruth taught elementary school for over 30 years in Arkansas, Fort Worth, Texas and on Long Island, New York. Early in her teaching career, after being asked to switch from teaching elementary students to somewhat rowdy junior high students, Ruth made a decision to take a break from teaching and join the Navy during World War II. She attended the Navy’s Radio Training School in Wisconsin and was stationed at the naval base in San Diego where she became a Morse code communications operator. After the war ended, she returned to teaching.
On Feb. 21, 1953, Ruth married her soulmate, Pierce Scott, a math teacher, coach and the brother of her sister Loraine’s husband, Winfield. They were members of Eastridge Church of Christ in Fort Worth, when in 1963 Ruth and Pierce, along with children Kathleen and Tom and their dog ‘Lady’, moved to Long Island with a group from Eastridge, and helped to establish a new church in West Islip. While there, they raised their family in a loving Christian home, taught school and helped serve the local community.
Prior to their retirement from teaching, Ruth and Pierce opened an antique shop in Fort Worth, naming it Scott’s Antiques and Elderly Things. They enjoyed antiques, bought them throughout the northeast and ‘bused’ them to Texas in old school buses (minus the seats). The antique shop was managed for several years by Ruth’s sister Thelma. After retiring and moving back to Fort Worth in 1973, Ruth and Pierce eventually bought an RV and traveled the country together working as dealers in antique shows, and eventually collectible post card shows. They also started a post card show promotion business, called Scott Showtime. They enjoyed traveling and made many friends and memories along the way. Ruth and Pierce were married for over 40 wonderful years until his passing in 1994.
Ruth was a longtime member of the Midtown and then the Bridgewood Churches of Christ in Fort Worth. She enjoyed the fellowship she had with others there and especially in her Ladies Bible Class, and was active in the church’s work helping those in need. She had a beautiful voice and loved singing with her sisters Thelma and Loraine. Together they became known as the Slater Sisters, and they performed at many occasions throughout the years. She adored her family and cherished the love she shared with them and with the Lord. She especially enjoyed her children, grandchildren, nieces and nephews, and grandnieces and grandnephews, and watching them grow over the years. Family brought her so much joy.
In her later years, though slowed by time and age, she always had a smile to offer and became a source of comfort and strength to others. Ruth was a special lady with a loving, joyful heart, and will be dearly missed by her family and friends. When Pierce passed away, she selected these words for their headstone: “Until we meet again, to part no more.” She has now shed her earthly body, and found peace with our Savior and with her beloved family, to part no more.
She was preceded in death by her parents Will and Nettie Slater, husband Pierce Scott, sister Thelma Banowsky and husband Wade, sister Loraine Scott and husband Winfield, brother Nelson Slater and wife Joel, and her precious daughters Kathleen and Sandra. She is survived by her son Tom Scott and wife Kriss, son Dwain Scott, grandson Evan Scott, grandson Caden Stevens and wife Lee Anne, and many beloved nieces and nephews.
A private committal service was held at Bluebonnet Hills Memorial Park in Colleyville on Saturday, May 2. You may watch the recorded service here: https://youtu.be/jureDxcMC8g
A Celebration of Life may be held at a later date. In lieu of flowers, the family requests memorial donations be made to the North Texas Food Bank.
She was born Jan. 23, 1921 in Fort Smith, Arkansas, to Will and Nettie Slater, and was the youngest of four children including sisters Thelma and Loraine, and brother Nelson. Her father Will was a minister, gospel song writer and leader in the Church of Christ and a music teacher. Her mother Nettie was a nurturing and firm guiding light for her family. After graduating high school, Ruth attended Abilene Christian College where she earned her degree in Education. She set sail for the world with faith in God, a love of music and teaching, and a sense of adventure.
Ruth taught elementary school for over 30 years in Arkansas, Fort Worth, Texas and on Long Island, New York. Early in her teaching career, after being asked to switch from teaching elementary students to somewhat rowdy junior high students, Ruth made a decision to take a break from teaching and join the Navy during World War II. She attended the Navy’s Radio Training School in Wisconsin and was stationed at the naval base in San Diego where she became a Morse code communications operator. After the war ended, she returned to teaching.
On Feb. 21, 1953, Ruth married her soulmate, Pierce Scott, a math teacher, coach and the brother of her sister Loraine’s husband, Winfield. They were members of Eastridge Church of Christ in Fort Worth, when in 1963 Ruth and Pierce, along with children Kathleen and Tom and their dog ‘Lady’, moved to Long Island with a group from Eastridge, and helped to establish a new church in West Islip. While there, they raised their family in a loving Christian home, taught school and helped serve the local community.
Prior to their retirement from teaching, Ruth and Pierce opened an antique shop in Fort Worth, naming it Scott’s Antiques and Elderly Things. They enjoyed antiques, bought them throughout the northeast and ‘bused’ them to Texas in old school buses (minus the seats). The antique shop was managed for several years by Ruth’s sister Thelma. After retiring and moving back to Fort Worth in 1973, Ruth and Pierce eventually bought an RV and traveled the country together working as dealers in antique shows, and eventually collectible post card shows. They also started a post card show promotion business, called Scott Showtime. They enjoyed traveling and made many friends and memories along the way. Ruth and Pierce were married for over 40 wonderful years until his passing in 1994.
Ruth was a longtime member of the Midtown and then the Bridgewood Churches of Christ in Fort Worth. She enjoyed the fellowship she had with others there and especially in her Ladies Bible Class, and was active in the church’s work helping those in need. She had a beautiful voice and loved singing with her sisters Thelma and Loraine. Together they became known as the Slater Sisters, and they performed at many occasions throughout the years. She adored her family and cherished the love she shared with them and with the Lord. She especially enjoyed her children, grandchildren, nieces and nephews, and grandnieces and grandnephews, and watching them grow over the years. Family brought her so much joy.
In her later years, though slowed by time and age, she always had a smile to offer and became a source of comfort and strength to others. Ruth was a special lady with a loving, joyful heart, and will be dearly missed by her family and friends. When Pierce passed away, she selected these words for their headstone: “Until we meet again, to part no more.” She has now shed her earthly body, and found peace with our Savior and with her beloved family, to part no more.
She was preceded in death by her parents Will and Nettie Slater, husband Pierce Scott, sister Thelma Banowsky and husband Wade, sister Loraine Scott and husband Winfield, brother Nelson Slater and wife Joel, and her precious daughters Kathleen and Sandra. She is survived by her son Tom Scott and wife Kriss, son Dwain Scott, grandson Evan Scott, grandson Caden Stevens and wife Lee Anne, and many beloved nieces and nephews.
A private committal service was held at Bluebonnet Hills Memorial Park in Colleyville on Saturday, May 2. You may watch the recorded service here: https://youtu.be/jureDxcMC8g
A Celebration of Life may be held at a later date. In lieu of flowers, the family requests memorial donations be made to the North Texas Food Bank.
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