Ruth Genevieve (Walker) Latta (1932-1985)

and her niece, Betty Jane Latta

my wedding day, August 28, 1965

Trinity Brethren Church, Canton, Ohio

My Aunt Ruth made this veil for my wedding.

Aunt Ruth enjoyed sewing and doing crafts. When I was a little girl, she made the clothes for this cowboy storybook doll for me. And she made chaps for me to wear as well. I did love to play cowboys and Indians with my cousins. I was always Roy Rogers with a well-used cap pistol. (Loved the smell of those caps apopping too!)

Aunt Ruth and her husband my Uncle Zip (Zelvon Latta) had two looms and liked to weave. They purchased the first loom, and then Uncle Zip used it as a model and constructed a better loom. This is the shawl she handwove for my grandmother, Effie Jane (Schaub) Latta:

Below are the placemats that she and Uncle Zip made for us as a wedding gift. There were four in the set plus a thicker one (the one at the top) that incorporated plastic with the fabric to make it thicker to be used as a mat for under hot dishes on the table. (It is now the year 2017, and we still have them.)

In the late 1960s when Don and I built our home at 3505 East Aurora Road in Twinsburg, Ohio, Aunt Ruth drove up to help us paint the interior walls.

(Thank you, Aunt Ruth.)

Last modified March 5, 2017 by BK.

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