Ruth Louise Abel's Obituary
Went home to be with her Lord and Savior on April 26, 2007. Ruth was born May 23, 1915, to Edward and Mary Hatzenbuehler of Dallas. She attended Woodrow Wilson, where she met Carl O. Abel Sr., to whom she was wed for fifty four years. They had two children, Lois Mae Fox and Carl (Buster) Jr. Ruth worked in the family business, Abel Exterminating, in both Dallas and Fort Worth. She was a member of both Eastern Star and Sons of Hermann, Dallas. She is preceded in death by her husband, son, and brothers, Edward and Charles. She is survived by her loving daughter Lois and grandchildren Peggy and Robert Damesworth, Terri and Fred Holmes, and Robert and Melissa Fox. She will also be missed by her great and great-great grandchildren, Bubba, Bo, Travis, Calli, and Caden Damesworth, Clint Holmes, and Brady Fox.
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