Ruth Charlotte Tallent, 89, of Chickasha, Oklahoma, passed away on April 10, 2021 after a short illness.
Ruth was born October 6, 1931 to William H. Deihl and Estella May Jaynes in La Junta, Colorado.
In 1952 she met Donald Tallent and they were married February 21, 1953. Ruth and Donald lived in Delta, Colorado, Monticello, Utah, Denver Colorado, Hotchkiss Colorado, Coquille Oregon and Chickasha, Oklahoma.
She was a lifelong member of the Seventh Day Adventist Church. Ruth is predeceased by her mother and father, sisters Betty Jane Deihl and June Leona Basford.
She is survived by her husband, Donald Tallent of the home, a brother, William H. Deihl of Delta, Colorado, a sister, Lucretia Cox of Chickasha, Oklahoma and four children, Janice Boyt of Chickasha Oklahoma, Brian Tallent of Kemah, Texas, Scott Tallent of Grand Junction, Colorado and Lynn Tallent of Delta, Colorado and thirteen grandchildren and fourteen great grandchildren.
Services are being planned for later this spring.
Cremation arrangements are under the direction of Ferguson Funeral Home.