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IN LOVING MEMORY OF
Ruth Naomi
Courtney
September 4, 1925 – December 3, 2015
Obituary
Ruth Clamon Courtney, 90, of Livingston, Texas, passed away on December 3, 2015. She was born on September 4, 1925 in Hortense, Texas, the ninth of eleven children by William E. (Bill) and Clea Clamon. Ruth married Dawson Emmitt Courtney on May 30, 1946 and they were married for 67 years before his passing on February 18, 2014.
Ruth's early years were spent on the family farm in Hortense, Texas. Her early education included Hortense, Corrigan and Chester schools. She attended Stephen F. Austin State University before starting her career as an athletic coach and teacher. She could shoot a set shot and played softball, volleyball, speedball and field hockey. At SFA, she was an all-star in basketball and speedball. She taught first at Chester High School and then physical education at Livingston High School. She and Dawson settled in Houston, Texas where Ruth became a homemaker and mother. Her child-rearing years were spent providing for her children and their school activities, sports teams, and many assorted interests, making sure that her family was on time to every function, especially church. Ruth enjoyed gardening and was a longtime member of the Bellewood Garden Club. She participated in church league sports and regularly gathered with friends for dinner and to play 42. When her children were older she continued teaching as a substitute in the public schools and as a kindergarten teacher at Long Point Baptist School in Houston.
After she and Dawson retired to Livingston, Texas in 1995 they became members of Central Baptist Church and attended the Loyalty class.
Ruth is survived by her sister, Miriam Young; brother, Ray Clamon; sons, Ryan Courtney and wife Paula, Keith Courtney and wife Kim, Randy Courtney and wife Tammy; daughter, Blenda Courtney Smith and husband Walter; her grandchildren, Denver Courtney, Carey Courtney Rodriguez, Byron Smith, Courtney Smith Miller, Kendall Courtney, Shannon Courtney, Carson Courtney and Dalton Courtney; her great-grandchildren, Devin Courtney, Ashley Courtney, Cadyn Courtney, Emma Rodriguez, and Ellie Gray Smith; along with many nieces and nephews.
The visitation is Monday, December 7th, from 6–8 p.m., and the funeral service is Tuesday at 2:00 p.m., both at Cochran Funeral Home, located at 406 Yaupon Avenue in Livingston, Texas. Burial will follow at Feagin Cemetery, Hortense, Texas.
Cochran Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements. Please sign our online guestbook at www.cochranfh.com
Ruth's early years were spent on the family farm in Hortense, Texas. Her early education included Hortense, Corrigan and Chester schools. She attended Stephen F. Austin State University before starting her career as an athletic coach and teacher. She could shoot a set shot and played softball, volleyball, speedball and field hockey. At SFA, she was an all-star in basketball and speedball. She taught first at Chester High School and then physical education at Livingston High School. She and Dawson settled in Houston, Texas where Ruth became a homemaker and mother. Her child-rearing years were spent providing for her children and their school activities, sports teams, and many assorted interests, making sure that her family was on time to every function, especially church. Ruth enjoyed gardening and was a longtime member of the Bellewood Garden Club. She participated in church league sports and regularly gathered with friends for dinner and to play 42. When her children were older she continued teaching as a substitute in the public schools and as a kindergarten teacher at Long Point Baptist School in Houston.
After she and Dawson retired to Livingston, Texas in 1995 they became members of Central Baptist Church and attended the Loyalty class.
Ruth is survived by her sister, Miriam Young; brother, Ray Clamon; sons, Ryan Courtney and wife Paula, Keith Courtney and wife Kim, Randy Courtney and wife Tammy; daughter, Blenda Courtney Smith and husband Walter; her grandchildren, Denver Courtney, Carey Courtney Rodriguez, Byron Smith, Courtney Smith Miller, Kendall Courtney, Shannon Courtney, Carson Courtney and Dalton Courtney; her great-grandchildren, Devin Courtney, Ashley Courtney, Cadyn Courtney, Emma Rodriguez, and Ellie Gray Smith; along with many nieces and nephews.
The visitation is Monday, December 7th, from 6–8 p.m., and the funeral service is Tuesday at 2:00 p.m., both at Cochran Funeral Home, located at 406 Yaupon Avenue in Livingston, Texas. Burial will follow at Feagin Cemetery, Hortense, Texas.
Cochran Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements. Please sign our online guestbook at www.cochranfh.com
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