Ruth Brown, 95, of Dimmitt passed away on Nov. 22, 2011 in Dimmitt. Funeral Services will be in the First Baptist Church in Dimmitt on Saturday at 10:30AM with Pastor Clint Young officiating. Burial will follow in Castro Memorial Gardens Cemetery under the direction of Colonial Funeral Home. Ruth was born on July 16, 1916 to Alonzo Lester Aven and Mabel Aven in Brownwood, TX. Her family moved to Hart, TX in 1926 where Ruth attended and graduated from Hart High School in 1933. She married Bernard Brown on Nov. 12, 1933 and together they acquired and worked a 360 acre farm. She gave birth to a daughter Sunnye in July 1934, and a son DeWayne in April 1936. Ruth was a loving wife and mother. In 1947 she and Bernard traded their farm for a new meat processing and Locker Plant in Dimmitt. In 1959 they sold the Locker Plant and bought a cattle ranch in Nathrop, CO. After 12 years on the ranch, in 1971 they sold out, retaining enough acreage to build a new home and open a new Campground which they operated for 10 years. After 29 years in Colorado and because Bernard's health begun to deteriorate, in 1988, Ruth and Bernard moved back to Dimmitt. Ruth continued to reside in Dimmitt until her death. She is survived by 1 brother, Hilrey Aven and wife Mary Lou of Hereford, TX, 3 sisters, Pearlie Jones and husband Bacon of Lubbock, Lillian Carson of Sunnyside, TX, and Maurice Carson and husband Joe Ed of Abernathy, TX, 1 son-in-law, Elmo Blackwell of Dimmitt, 1 daughter-in-law, June Brown of Hart, 4 grandchildren, Suanne Blackwell of Dimmitt, Jim Blackwell and wife Jo Lynn of Highlands Ranch, CO, Mike Blackwell and wife Jennifer of Littleton, CO and Ware Brown and wife Crystal of Lubbock, 6 great-grandchildren and 3 great-great grandchildren. She is preceded in death by her husband, Bernard Brown in 1989, her daughter Sunnye Blackwell in 2008, her son DeWayne Brown in 2011, 1 grandson, Blair Brown in 2010, 2 brothers, Leroy Aven and Buster Aven and 1 sister, Geneva Brooks.