Ruth Ashliman Pickett, 83, former longtime resident of Lincoln, ID, passed away July 3, 2003, at the home of her son, Roger, in Salt Lake City of complications following stroke. She was under the care of Care Source Home Health & Hospice. She was born June 2, 1920, in North Logan, Utah, to John Ralph Ashliman and Lena Gilgen. She spent her early years in Logan, then moved with her family to Idaho Falls, where she graduated from Idaho Falls High School and then took nurses training at LDS Hospital in Idaho Falls. She married Howard Hubbard Pickett September 6, 1940, in the Salt Lake City Temple. They lived briefly in Ammon before moving to their home at 2783 E. Lincoln Road, where they lived over 60 years. She was a homemaker and mother and worked for 20 years as a Licensed Practical Nurse in the Nursery at the LDS Hospital in Idaho Falls. Her husband passed away July 25, 2001. When her health failed in 2002, she moved to Ridgefield, Washington, to live with her son. She was an active member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, where she served in both Primary and Relief Society. She enjoyed quilting, crochet, and knitting. She and Howard enjoyed their fishing trips in Alaska.
She was preceded in death by her husband and their son Ralph. Funeral services were held Monday, July 7, 2003, at Wood Chapel of the Pines (273 N. Ridge), with Bishop Paul Brizzee of Lincoln 1st Ward officiating. Burial in Rose Hill Cemetery was under direction of Wood Funeral Home.
(Obit courtesy Ellis & Lynn)
She was preceded in death by her husband and their son Ralph. Funeral services were held Monday, July 7, 2003, at Wood Chapel of the Pines (273 N. Ridge), with Bishop Paul Brizzee of Lincoln 1st Ward officiating. Burial in Rose Hill Cemetery was under direction of Wood Funeral Home.
(Obit courtesy Ellis & Lynn)
Ruth Ashliman Pickett, 83, former longtime resident of Lincoln, ID, passed away July 3, 2003, at the home of her son, Roger, in Salt Lake City of complications following stroke. She was under the care of Care Source Home Health & Hospice. She was born June 2, 1920, in North Logan, Utah, to John Ralph Ashliman and Lena Gilgen. She spent her early years in Logan, then moved with her family to Idaho Falls, where she graduated from Idaho Falls High School and then took nurses training at LDS Hospital in Idaho Falls. She married Howard Hubbard Pickett September 6, 1940, in the Salt Lake City Temple. They lived briefly in Ammon before moving to their home at 2783 E. Lincoln Road, where they lived over 60 years. She was a homemaker and mother and worked for 20 years as a Licensed Practical Nurse in the Nursery at the LDS Hospital in Idaho Falls. Her husband passed away July 25, 2001. When her health failed in 2002, she moved to Ridgefield, Washington, to live with her son. She was an active member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, where she served in both Primary and Relief Society. She enjoyed quilting, crochet, and knitting. She and Howard enjoyed their fishing trips in Alaska.
She was preceded in death by her husband and their son Ralph. Funeral services were held Monday, July 7, 2003, at Wood Chapel of the Pines (273 N. Ridge), with Bishop Paul Brizzee of Lincoln 1st Ward officiating. Burial in Rose Hill Cemetery was under direction of Wood Funeral Home.
(Obit courtesy Ellis & Lynn)
She was preceded in death by her husband and their son Ralph. Funeral services were held Monday, July 7, 2003, at Wood Chapel of the Pines (273 N. Ridge), with Bishop Paul Brizzee of Lincoln 1st Ward officiating. Burial in Rose Hill Cemetery was under direction of Wood Funeral Home.
(Obit courtesy Ellis & Lynn)
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