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Ruth Keisling went to be with Jesus and her family on Jan. 10, 2022. She was born in Salem, Ore. on June 15, 1932 to Eugene Jones and Sibyl Debman-Jones.

Former resident of Lind/ Ritzville, Ruth Keisling, a mother, grandmother and great-grandmother was one of 8 children and the last survivor of her family. Ruth’s family moved from Texas out to Ore. In her youth the family settled in Silverton where her father was a barber. Her mother was a homemaker.

Ruth Graduated from Silverton High School in 1951 and in 1953 joined the Navy where she met and married William A. Keisling in 1...