RUTH BRANDON obituary

Ruth Matilda (Thompson)

Brandon, 92, of Havre died of

natural causes Wednesday, June

14, 2006, at Northern Montana

Care Center in Havre.

She was born on Aug. 6, 1914,

in Basalt,

Idaho. At

the age of 9,

she moved

to Zurich

with her

family,

where they

raised sugar

beets for the

U&I Sugar

Factory.

She attended

elementary

school

at the North Fork School, the

East Chinook School, and high

school in Harlem.

In 1934, she married Ray

Brandon, the love of her life.

Together they raised four sons.

They moved to Havre in 1957. He

preceded her in death in 1982.

As a young mother in

Chinook, she was active in the

LDS Church, working in various

positions in Relief Society and

Primary. She served as a Cub

Scout den mother for several

years.

She was a lady of many talents,

knitting, crocheting and

embroidering beautiful things to

share with family and friends.

Along with her sister Virginia,

she baked and decorated many

beautiful cakes for weddings and

special events of friends and

family. She was good at fixing

and cutting hair, improving on

the looks of anyone who came to

seek her skillful hands.

She loved the outdoors, and

especially enjoyed spending time

at the family cabin at Beaver

Creek. She loved the great

Montana sky, always finding

shapes in the clouds. She loved

to watch things grow and always

had a garden.

She was proceeded in death

by her parents, Josephine and

Neils Christian Thompson; husband,

Ray Brandon; son,

Ronald; sisters, Lillian Phipps,

Amy Thompson and Marilyn

Bartow; and brothers, Leif,

Norman, Grant, and Levi.

Survivors include her sons,

Jack, Robert and Michael

Brandon, all of Havre; 14 grandchildren;

and sisters, Virginia

Ettien and Betty Bauer of

Havre.

A funeral service will be held

at the LDS Church in Chinook at

2 p.m. Monday. A graveside service

will be held at the Kuper

Memorial Cemetery after the

funeral services.

Edwards Funeral Home is in

charge of arrangements.