Mary Ruth Walters

Mary Ruth Walters, 89, peacefully passed to Our Lord July 6, 2019 in Kearney, Nebraska. Services will be at 9:30 a.m., July 15, 2019 at the Dallas - Fort Worth National Cemetery, 2000 Mountain Creek Parkway, Dallas, Texas 75211. A charitable donation of your choice should be made in lieu of flowers. She was born November 22, 1929 and spent most her life in the Fort Worth area of Texas. Her parents, Eva Ruth Howard, James Prestridge Fagan and step father Coy Douglas McMillan preceded her in death as well as brother Kenneth Ray McMillan and sister Dorothy Fay Harris. Her beloved husband Luther also preceded her death in 2015 after 64 years of marriage. Mary is survived by her 3 children: twins, Patricia Walters and Michael Walters (wife Deborah) and daughter Cynthia Walters-Hagge (husband Kenneth); grandchildren Julia Snyder (husband Bruce), David Walters (wife Cristi), Cheyanne Hagge, and James Hagge; great grandchildren Tyler and Trevor Raczy, Jules Snyder, Codey, Ashlyn, Lyla and Tristan Walters, and Ava Lynn Berst as well as numerous nieces, nephews and cousins. As a young mother, Mary was a Cub Scout den mother with her best friend Lucy. Their sons, played together on a cub baseball team coached by Luther, so Mary learned to keep score for the team. With her love of fun, Mary made the highlight of the season a backyard BBQ and watermelon seed spitting contest. Mary made beautiful ceramics. Her first house had a special closet built to hold the tools of her hobby. There are probably some of her ceramic Christmas trees still enjoying the season. Mary had an adventurous spirit and loved shopping for bargains. One summer she, and her equally adventurous cousin Juanita, took off for Parker County to buy peaches by the bushel to enjoy that bargain. They quickly realized how big a bushel is after purchasing their peaches so they stopped by "Monkey" Wards on way home and bought deep freezers to preserve the peaches. Their husbands were confused, but, fortunately, they liked the peaches. Mary also enjoyed bowling with her cousins Lois and Jerry. They won league trophies but the best prize was the time spent together. Mary was a Christian, and would readily share her journey with others. She was a “second” mom to many. She was consistently there for a piece of advice, a story, a laugh, a bed if needed, and inevitably a slice of her famous chocolate pie. Always enjoying the shopping hunt, Mary was forever hitting the road with Patricia to scope out the outlet malls all across the south. They would come back happy with their finds and excited about the sites that they had seen along the way. In her later years, Mary enjoyed touring the country by motorhome driven by her daughter Cindy, Luther in tow, and two little white dogs guarding the way. They traveled extensively, but were always happy to return home to family dinners and the love that surrounds them. She remains forever in our hearts! Please join the family for brunch at Mimi’s Café after the service.

Mary Ruth Walters

November 22, 1929 - July 6, 2019