Ruth Turner Stinnett

Minden, LA Ruth Turner Stinnett Funeral services for Ruth Turner Stinnett will be held Friday, November 18, 2016 at 2 p.m. at First Baptist Church West Chapel with Rev. Bill Crider officiating. Interment will follow at Minden Cemetery in Minden, Louisiana under the direction of Rose-Neath Funeral Home in Minden. The family will receive friends Friday at 12 noon until 1:45 p.m. at West Chapel. Ruth was born January 19, 1922 in Minden, Louisiana and entered into rest November 16, 2016 in Minden, Louisiana. She graduated from Minden High School in 1939 and Northwestern State University in 1943. Ruth worked at United Gas Pipeline in Shreveport till her marriage to Clyde Stinnett, Jr. November 23, 1946. They moved back to Minden in 1950 where she lived the rest of her life. She was an active member of First Baptist Church, Minden from the age of 8 except for 4 years at college and 6 in Shreveport working. Her church family was a source of joy for her throughout her life. Ruth's faith in her Savior was always an inspiration to her family and friends, who will all miss her, especially her friends at the bridge club, where she was a member for over 50 years. She was preceded in death by her husband of almost 41 years, Clyde A. Stinnett, Jr. in 1987, her parents Sidney Turner and Zena Regan Turner, sisters Gladys Turner and Lois Turner Fritz. She is survived by her son and his wife Regan and Susan Stinnett of Albuquerque, New Mexico, granddaughter Carrie Stinnett of Phoenix, Arizona, grandson Gary Stinnett and wife Rita of Washington D.C., and niece Joanne McMichle and husband John of West Helena, Arkansas. Rose-Neath Funeral Home 211 Murrell Street Minden, Louisiana 71055 (318) 377-3412