Ruth, 87, went Home to be with the Lord on Wednesday, May 11, 2016, in Modesto, California. Ruth was born to Samuel and Metha (Gillaspy) Thomas on the outskirts of Modesto on March 31, 1929, and lived in the surrounding area until her marriage to Raymond Park in 1953.Together they embarked on 20 years of traveling from home to home during Ray’s Navy career. They returned to live in this area in 1975 and settled in their present home, their 50th, in Escalon in 1977.