Background
Snowden, Ruth O'Dell Gillespie was born on April 16, 1926 in Gary, West Virginia, United States. Daughter of Haynes Thornton and Blanche Beaula (Boling) Gillespie.
Snowden, Ruth O'Dell Gillespie was born on April 16, 1926 in Gary, West Virginia, United States. Daughter of Haynes Thornton and Blanche Beaula (Boling) Gillespie.
Registered Nurse, Natharith College, 1946. Student School Art, Transylvania University, 1984. Student School Art, University Kentucky, 1989.
Painter, publicity chairman Artists's Attic Inc., Lexington, Kentucky, 1988-1989.
Member Oil Pastel Association, Winchester Art Guild, Lexington Art League, Kentucky Watercolor Association (Bluegrass regional director 1988, 89, 90, 91, 92), Kentucky Guild Artists and Craftsmen, Inc., Northwest Pastel Society, Degas Pastel Society, Pen & Brush Society (juried professional member 2008, Perfect Proportion award), Audubon Artists (juried member).
Married Eugene Louis Snowden, December 21, 1946. Children: Wanda Snowden Ballard, Eugene III, Ronald, Marian Snowden Warren, Jeffry.