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- [S112] Census, 1930.
Name Ruth Ownby
Event Type Census
Event Date 1930
Event Place District 3, Hamblen, Tennessee, United States
Gender Female
Age 0
Marital Status Single
Race White
Race (Original) White
Relationship to Head of Household Daughter
Relationship to Head of Household (Original) Daughter
Birth Year (Estimated) 1930
Birthplace Tennessee
Father's Birthplace Tennessee
Mother's Birthplace Tennessee
Sheet Letter B
Sheet Number 5
Household
Role
Sex
Age
Birthplace
Ray Ownby Head M 27 Tennessee
Bessie Ownby Wife F 26 Tennessee
Louise Ownby Daughter F 4 Tennessee
Ruth Ownby Daughter F 0 Tennessee
- [S142] Newspaper Article, Daily Express (Newport News, VA), 20 Feb 2009.
Ruth Ownby Simmons, Professor Emerita, Christopher Newport University, born Aug. 7, 1929, died Feb. 17, 2009.
She is survived by her sister, four children, four grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. Her sister is Louise Crews of Keysville, Va.; children are John Horsley Jr. of Newport News, Va., Ray Horsley of Hendersonville, Tenn., Diana Griffin of Carrboro, N.C., and Laura Reid of Newport News, Va.; grandchildren are Scott Horsley of Springfield, Tenn., and Jason Horsley of White House, Tenn., Emily Horsley of Providence Forge, Va., and Alex Horsley of Charlottesville, Va.; great-grandchildren, Taylor Horsley of Springfield, Tenn., Dru Horsley of White House, Tenn., and Bryce Hochman of Providence Forge, Va.
Ruth was an undergraduate of Carson Newman College in East Tennessee. She received her Masters in Education from University of Virginia. In the early 50*s, Ruth worked as an assistant to the Late Dr. Kidd and the Late Dr. Gamble in Nelson County, Va.
Ruth began her teaching career at Schuyler High School in Nelson County; she moved to the new Nelson County High School in the 50*s. In the early 60*s she took a new teaching position in Albemarle County. She continued her work with the University of Virginia. Ruth was soon offered a teaching position at the new UVA extension at Wallops Station on the Eastern Shore of Virginia. In 1965, Ruth had an opportunity to be a part the developing Biology Department at Christopher Newport College in Newport News, Va.
Ruth *s background in nursing along with her affinity for the medical field helped her become an icon at Christopher Newport College. Sending trained, disciplined students into nursing or on to medical school was her great passion. Ruth Simmons was known as 'Ruthless Ruth '* among other things. She made Christopher Newport her home for the remainder of her teaching career until she retired in 1995.
Since her retirement, she has indulged her love of crafting by making quilts using unusual techniques and topics. She was published in the McCalls Quilting magazine and continued her teaching at local quilt guilds and with individual students. She used stitch techniques and fabrics to create depth and dimension making likenesses of homes and family crests of friends, tall ships, an African door frame, Native American pottery, and anatomically corrects bugs, anything that caught her imagination. She particularly loved contributing quilted wall hangings to the American Cancer Society to raffle for their benefits. She also had an enormous fondness for the Virginia Tech Veterinary School and The Oaks Veterinary Clinic in Smithfield, Va., for whom she made wall hangings.
A memorial party is being scheduled for sometime in April.
- [S58] Marriage Certificate.
Name Ray Ownby
Event Type Marriage
Event Date 24 Jan 1925
Event Place Sevier, Tennessee, United States
Gender Male
Spouse's Name Bessie Ownby
Spouse's Gender Female
"Tennessee, County Marriages, 1790-1950," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QSQ-G93F-59M2?cc=1619127&wc=Q63S-1N8%3A1589264711%2C1589374583 : 23 December 2016), Sevier > image 382 of 643; citing Tennessee State Library and Archives, Nashville and county clerk offices from various counties.
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