Ruth M. Smith, 88, of Cedar Falls, Iowa, died at NewAldaya Lifescapes on Wednesday, July 11, 2012 of natural causes.

Ruth Myrle Hyde was born July 20, 1923 in Waterloo, Iowa; the daughter of C. Walter and Bertha C. Nordman Hyde.

She married Oliver George Coon in Waterloo in 1943 and they later divorced. In April 1947, Ruth married William O. Smith in Waterloo and they later divorced.

She graduated from Waterloo West High School in 1942 and attended Gates Business School and Hawkeye Tech. Ruth had worked at Siebert’s Laundry. Later, she worked in Housekeeping at Covenant Medical Center. Ruth was also a senior companion at Friendship Village for ten years and later worked in the Laundry Department. She retired in 2000. She was also a former member of Waterloo Eagles Auxiliary.

Ruth enjoyed bowling, and did so, every Friday night for several years. She was talented at sewing and making crafts. Her favorite show was The Price Is Right and watching it with her cat, Muffin.

Ruth is survived by her daughter Phyllis Blew of Kansas City, Missouri; daughter Luana (Jim) King of San Angelo, Texas; daughter Laurene (Robert) Saathoff of Clarksville, Iowa; daughter Linda Holt of Mitchellville, Iowa; son William (Tami) Smith of Jesup, Iowa; daughter Tammy (Kenny) Scott of Oskaloosa, Iowa; twelve grandchildren: Tiffany (Hal) Blew, Joel King, Tovah (Alan) Robertson, Nicole Saathoff, Abbey Saathoff, Chris Holt, Brian Holt, Tennille Smith, Wm. Jesse Smith, Justin Scott, Brandon Scott, and Aron (Daniel) Scott; six great-grandchildren: Dexter, Owen, Peyton, Colt, Karlyn, and Gabriel. She is also survived by her sisters: Lucille Trask of Waterloo, Marion Dehut of Ankeny, Iowa, Betty Smith of Waterloo, and Edna Adams of Cary, North Carolina.

She is preceded in death by her parents, stepdad, sister Elsie Lawson and brothers-in-law: Frank Trask, Guy Lawson, Lloyd Dehut, Clial Smith and Stanley Adams.