RUTHIE SHELBY ANDERSON

Ruthie Anderson died April 23rd from complications of Covid.

Ruthie was born in San Diego, CA on May 28, 1926 to Emanuel H and Nancy

Shelby, she had 2 brothers Henry and Norman Shelby and 1 sister Latha Louise

Jackson.  She lived in San Diego all her life.  Ruthie graduated from San Diego

High in 1945; in that same year she met and married the love of her life  

Arthur Melvin Anderson(Andy) on September 18th, and from this union 4

daughters were born, Nancy Kay Anderson-Metz, Margaret Jean Anderson,

Sharon Elizabeth Fennell, Melvon Renee Anderson. Ruthie was a cancer

survivor and has been cancer free for over 60 years.  Ruthie worked as a CNA

at Scripps Green Hospital for over 10 years and she enjoyed helping people. 

After she retired in March 1987, she worked as an independent nursing aide   

for the private sector but had to retire due to a debilitating back injury; she

then was a stay at home mom for godson Kelvin Simmons. Ruthie was active in

the church and was church secretary for many years at Good News Baptist

Church which she named when the church first started.  Ruthie has watched

most of her grandchildren, helping their mothers if the children were sick or if

the mothers had to work overtime or took the kids to soccer practice. 

Ruthie’s husband, parents, brothers and sister preceded her in death.  Ruthie

has 8 grandchildren-Jon Aves(Julie), Stephen II & John-Arthur, Margaret(Peggy)Oberg

Garrison(Jason), TaNeashia Morrell, Cynthea Oberg Salas(David), Simone E Fennell,

Krystal Elam Bendel; 8 great grandchildren-Isaiah, Samuel & Leilani Aves,

Dominique Arvitt(Tre), Sydney Robinson, Mercedes Flores(Jacob), Delilah & David Salas Jr,

7 great-great-grandchildren-Anakin & Archer Avritt, Joseph & Lorelai Miranda,

 Liam & Scarlett Hammond, and Aubri Flores.

Ruthie’s favorite past time was baking and sewing.  Her ball gowns she made

for her daughters and granddaughters could compete with any store-bought

gown, and her wedding cakes were very good.

Ruthie will be sorely missed; it was often said after God made Ruthie, He

broke the mold. She was his fiercest warrior.

Ruthie leaves to mourn her children, grandchildren, great and great-great grandchildren

And a host of friends, nieces, nephews and cousins.

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