M. Ruth (Howell) TRAVIS
TRAVIS, HOWELL, FERGUSON, LEFTON, COLBY, GILLEY
Posted By: Sarah Thorson Little (email)
Date: 9/10/2011 at 13:53:12
July 9, 1917 --- September 7, 2011
COLUMBUS, Ohio -- M. Ruth Travis, 94, Columbus, Ohio, and formerly of Napoleon, Ohio, passed away Wednesday morning, Sept. 7, 2011, at the Kobacker House, Columbus, Ohio. She was a resident of the Wesley Glen Retirement Community since 2004.
Born July 9, 1917, in Clarion, Iowa, she was the daughter of Martin Luther and Gertrude (Ferguson) Howell. On May 16, 1937, she married William "Bill" Henry Travis, and he preceded her in death on March 13, 1994. Ruth was vice president and secretary for Bill Travis Motor Sales for 22 years, retiring in 1970. She was a member of St. Paul United Methodist Church of Napoleon and the Henry County Hospital Auxiliary.
Surviving are one son, Dennis L. (Colleen) Travis, Pittsburgh, Pa; beloved niece, Nan S. Lefton, Columbus, Ohio; four grandchildren, Kristin Colby of Naples, Fla., David Travis of Superior, Colo., and Sherri Gilley and Marc A. Travis, Columbus, Ohio; and nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death also by two sons, John R. and Norman H. Travis; one sister, Kathleen Howell; and one brother, Luther Howell.
Services will be held at 10 a.m. Monday in the Walker Mortuary, Napoleon, with Rev. Lindy Maurice-Saum officiating. Interment will be made in Forest Hill Cemetery. Friends may call at the mortuary on Sunday from noon- 7 p.m. The family has suggested that memorial contributions may be made to St. Paul United Methodist Church, Henry County 4-H, John Robert Travis Scholarship Fund at NHS, or to a charity of the donor's choice.
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