Ruth Swearengen Grisham Ellich, 93, went on Monday, July 11, 2016, to join our Lord and her loved ones who have gone before her. A graveside service will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday, July 13, at Laurel Land Cemetery, 7100 Crowley Road, Fort Worth. Ruth was born April 11, 1923 in Midlothian to Sim and Mae Trotter Swearengen. She was a beloved mother, grandmother, great grandmother, sister, and aunt. Survivors include her son, Melvin Charles Grisham; sister, Alice Glover; brother, Tom Swearengen and wife Christine; granddaughters, Ashley Grisham Barbeau and husband Sean, and Jennifer Ruth Ann Grisham Howell; grandsons, Charles Keith Grisham and wife, Brooke and Billy Dale Grisham; great granddaughters, Ainsley Claire Barbeau, Vanessa LeAnn Dunn, Brittany Nicole Champion, Brooklyn Page Champion, Calamity Jayne Grisham; great grandsons, Jack Grisham Barbeau and Michael Douglas Smith; great great grandson, Nixon Coleman Chancey; nieces, nephews and many friends touched by her gentle kindness.