Background
Smith, Ruth Hall was born on May 31, 1918 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Daughter of Albert Neely and Bertha (Cassidy) Hall.
Smith, Ruth Hall was born on May 31, 1918 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Daughter of Albert Neely and Bertha (Cassidy) Hall.
Student, University Illinois, 1937-1940; student, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois, 1945.
Secretary-treasurer, designer, editor, Craft Patterna Company & Craft Products Company, Elmhurst and St. Charles, Illinois, 1941-1984; president, Craft Products Miniatures, Elmhurst and St. Charles, 1975-1984; president, Decorator Crafts, Sanibel, Florida, 1989-1994.
Member Pottawatomie Garden (horticulture chairman 1985-1989), Alpha Xi Delta.
Married Robert James Smith. Children: Gregory Hall, Gerald Edward, Marilyn Smith Lovett, Brian Woodley.