Ruth N. Ellis was born February 7, 1929 in Pendelton, Texas to late Jessie Davis and Ester Carvers. She attended school in Troy, Texas. She Later resided in Temple, Texas until 1968 where she worked at Kings Daughters Hospital. After moving to Oklahoma City, Oklahoma she worked at Skirvin Hotel, Mamasitas Restaurant in Oklahoma City and Oakhill Nursing Home in Jones, Oklahoma as a cook. Ruth was a memeber of St. Luke Baptist Church in Spencer, Oklahoma. "Mama Ruth" was loved by many and she never met a stranger. She leaves to mourn her seven children: Maggie L. Gonzales, Mary A. Ellis, Raymond L. Ellis Jr, Tommy L. Ellis Sr., Faye Etta Ellis, Willie J. Ellis and Charles R. Ellis; two sisters: Hattie Ridley and Mildred Carver; one brother: Lervern Carvers; one aunt: Lela Wooten; the father of her children: R.L. Ellis and a host of grandchildren, great-grandchildren, great-great grandchildren, nieces, nephew, cousins, God children, many other relatives and friends.