Ruth Minter

1919 - 2008  (89 years)

• Name	Ruth Minter
  Birth	19 Mar 1919	Fort Worth, Tarrant County, Texas, USA   [1]
  Gender	Female
  _UID	FFB7EBD71DF848D8A73F0D7ED6563C189E79
  Death	17 Sep 2008	Fort Worth, Tarrant County, Texas, USA   [1]
  Burial	Greenwood Memorial Park and Mausoleum, Fort Worth, Tarrant County, Texas, USA   [1]
  Notes	From findagrave.com, Feb 2015: Ruth Minter Castillon, 89, a pioneering female journalist, died Wednesday, Sept. 17, 2008, in Fort Worth. Ruth Minter Castillon was born in Fort Worth, March 19, 1919, to Bessie Prichard Minter and Robert Lee Minter. She graduated from Paschal High School, Class of 1936 and attended her 70th high school reunion in 2006. Ruth graduated from the University of Texas at Austin in 1941 with a degree in journalism. Hired by the Tyler Courier-Times, she met and married Oscar E. Castillon, also an employee of the newspaper. At the onset of World War II, Ruth was the first woman reporter hired by the Fort Worth Star-Telegram to replace male journalists sent to cover the war. In 1996, Ruth was honored by the Association of Women Journalists as a pioneer in the field of journalism. Ruth was an early member of the Meadowbrook United Methodist Church, an avid supporter of the Upper Room Class, a charter member of the Cardinal Garden Club, a member of the Fort Worth Petroleum Club, a longtime member of the Woman's Club of Fort Worth and a lifetime member of Zeta Tau Alpha. Ruth loved and served her family, her friends and her church. She enjoyed traveling, especially her annual trips to Santa Fe and Pagosa Springs, gardening, genealogy, performances at Bass Hall and the Texas Rangers. She especially loved her two grandsons and her four great-granddaughters. The family wishes to express its gratitude to Susan Harvey, RN and her team at Vitas Hospice for their kindness and care. Survivors: Son, Tom Castillon and wife, Kim; daughter, Carolyn Sterett and husband, Broc; grandsons, Stephen and his wife, Kristen Sterett, Robert and his wife, Amanda Sterett; great-granddaughters, Kaitlyn, Kelsey, Kylie and Olivia Sterett; and a host of loving friends and family.
  Person ID	I2075	America
  Last Modified	5 Nov 2020

  
  

  Father	Robert Lee Minter, Sr.,   b. 23 Jan 1885, Pine Forest, Hopkins County, Texas, USA d. 6 Jun 1956, Fort Worth, Tarrant County, Texas, USA (Age 71 years)
  Mother	Bessie Ethel PRICHARD,   b. 22 Mar 1892, Camp Coleman, Coleman County, Texas, USA d. 15 Apr 1973, Fort Worth, Tarrant County, Texas, USA (Age 81 years)
  Marriage	10 Jul 1909	Big Spring, Howard County, Texas, USA   [2]
  Family ID	F973	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Oscar Ernest CASTILLON,   b. 22 Aug 1921, San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas, USA d. 2 Oct 1996, Fort Worth, Tarrant County, Texas, USA (Age 75 years)
  Marriage	16 May 1942	Tyler County, Texas, USA   [3]
  Children	1. Thomas Minter CASTILLON   2. Carolyn CASTILLON
  Family ID	F964	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	5 Nov 2020

  
  

• Event Map

  Marriage - 16 May 1942 - Tyler County, Texas, USA Burial - - Greenwood Memorial Park and Mausoleum, Fort Worth, Tarrant County, Texas, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S66] findagrave.com, November 2014 and later. [S119] Carter Family Tree at Ancestry. com, February 2015. [S317] United States marriages at findmypast.co.uk.