Ruth Mathews Westfahl

Ruth Mathews Westfahl, Tryon, Oklahoma, resident, was born on May 24, 1920, in Garrison, Texas, and departed this life on July 1, 2004, in Tryon, Oklahoma, at the age of 84 years. Ruth was the daughter of R.L. and Susie Mathews. At age 2 her mother died and her grandmother Rhoda Pinkston Oliver raised Ruth and she thought of her as mother. She graduated from Huntington High in Huntington, Texas in 1940. Ruth married Raymond Russell Westfahl in Houston, Texas, on March 30, 1943, they moved to Okeene, Oklahoma. In 1970 they moved to Richardson, Texas, were they lived for 34 years, she then moved to Tryon, Oklahoma in 2004. Ruth was a homemaker and of the Baptist faith. Her parents, husband and grandmother Rhoda Pinkston Oliver have preceded Ruth in death. Survivors include: One daughter & son-in-law: Alice & George Shorty Moore of Tryon; One grandson: George Moore of Tryon, OK; One granddaughter & husband: Angela & Robert Keith of Tryon, OK; One great grandson:Johnny Rae Moore of Tryon, OK; Many sisters-in-law, relatives and friends.