Our beloved, wife, mom, grandmother, great-grandmother, great-great grandmother, friend and (one-of-a-kind) hairdresser, Ruth L. Saunders joined hands with her man again, on Friday, June 2, 2023. She was born Dec. 5, 1927, in Inglewood, CA to parents Laura Nelson Cracraft and Francis LeRoy Cracraft, and later stepfather, LaVell Johnstun.
Ruth married George F. Saunders on Mother’s Day, May 11, 1947, in Winnemucca, NV. Mom was Blessed by 5 daughters: Laura Jardine, Kathy Snarr, Marsha Sanders, Stacie Johnson, and Holly Johns. She has 13 Grandchildren, 25 Great-Grandchildren and 1 Great-Great Grandson.
Mom attended Beauty school in her high school years, where she found her true passion in life, “people” and being a hairdresser. She built a life-long, never-ending list of friends. She worked at Jimmy Mannings House of Beauty in Sandy, Utah, before opening her own salon in her home in Sandy, where her clients became part of our family! She did hair for 60+ years. After Daddy passed, Mom moved to Reno, Nevada to travel the world with her childhood sweetheart, Virgil Ballard.
Preceded in death by parents, husband; George; Brothers; Jim, Dick, Owen; Sisters; Grace, Betty-Louise, Betty Aloa; Grandson; Ronnie.
Funeral services will be held on Friday, June 23rd, 2023, at 11:00am. Viewing to be held prior to services at 9:00am at Larkin Sunset Gardens, 1950 East 10600 South, Sandy, Utah. Interment to follow the service at Larkin Sunset Gardens Cemetery.
For those unable to attend the service in person, the family invited you to join via Zoom at https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83633559339. A free Zoom account is required and you will need to sign in to view the service.
Ruth was one amazing women to know. She has changed many lives by her touch, smile and kind words.
I will miss her and she will forever live in our hearts.
You will be missed.
It has been years since I’ve seen you Ruth, dad’s funeral to be exact. You and Uncle George welcomed me into your home and visited with me as if I had only been gone for weeks instead of years. I’ve been able to keep up with you and all of my wonderful cousins, first, second, third, fourth and so on. You have passed your gregarious personality and love of family down to all of them. They are giving you a send off fit for a Queen.
