An amazing grandmother. Devoted Christian.
Ruth Anna Nelson-Todd
March 11, 1927 – November 13, 2014
Lived 87 years
Sweetwater, TN
“God needed a smart and wise woman in a few years so he sent one to earth and named her Ruth.” ❤️
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1927
Born March 11
1928
Ruth was 1 when Mickey Mouse debuted in "Steamboat Willie"
1939
Ruth was 12 when "Gone with the Wind" premiered in Atlanta
1947
Ruth was 20 when Jackie Robinson broke baseball's color barrier
1950
Ruth was 23 when the Korean War began
1962
Ruth was 35 when John Glenn became the first American to orbit the Earth
1976
Ruth was 49 when America celebrated its Bicentennial
1982
Ruth was 55 when "E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial" opened in theaters
1998
Ruth was 71 when Google was founded
2001
Ruth was 74 when Apple introduced the iPod
2010
Ruth was 83 when Instagram was launched
2014
Passed away November 13, age 87
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