1902–1972

Introduction

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Born: Au­gust 9, 1902, Wil­mer­ding, Penn­syl­van­ia.

Died: Au­gust 18, 1972, Er­ie, Penn­syl­van­ia.

Buried: Grand­view Ce­me­te­ry, North Ver­sailles, Penn­syl­van­ia.

Biography

Ruth was the daugh­ter of Ed­mund Jones and Han­nah El­len Ren­shaw, and wife of George Bert­ram Jones.

A self taught pi­an­ist and or­gan­ist, she worked with her hus­band in the evan­gel­ism field.

In 1948, they found­ed a ra­dio min­is­try in Er­ie, Penn­syl­van­ia, broad­cast­ing a week­ly fa­mi­ly de­vo­tion­al pro­gram from their home called A Vi­sit with the Jones.

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