Sandy Springs, GA - Ruth Goldye Smith, 88, of Sandy Springs, GA, passed away peacefully Thursday, April 25, 2013 in her home. She was loved by everyone who knew her. Her heart and her hand were always open to all.

Born to Lillian and Reuben Greenspon, of blessed memory, she grew up in Washington, NC, and moved to Newport News, VA for her senior year in high school. While attending the first three years of high school in North Carolina, she maintained the highest scholastic average in the entire school, while at the same time winning three annual gold medals for citizenship.

 She completed 2-1/2 years at Westhampton College in Richmond, VA before going to work for the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics at Langley Field, VA (what is today known as NASA). Although she was the only editor without a college degree, her work was highly regarded by her co-workers.

Ruth is preceded in death by her daughter, Carol, and is survived by her loving husband of 66 years, Mayer; her sons, Jonathan and Steven; her brother, Irving and his wife Adele; her sister, Leah Fink; son-in-law, Charlie Abraham; her grandchildren: Rachel Allende and her husband Jose, Jacob Abraham and his wife Christina, Noah, Lily Ana, Shira, Victor and David; and many nieces and nephews.

An online guestbook is available at www.edressler.com. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be sent to the Hadassah, www.atlanta.hadassah.org, where Ruth was a Life Member, or to the charity of your choice .

Graveside service will be 1:00 PM Sunday, April 28, 2013 at The Hebrew Cemetery in Hampton, VA with Rabbi David Kalender of Congration Olam Tikyah in Fairfax, VA officiating. Arrangements by Dressler's Jewish Funeral Care, Atlanta, GA, 770-451-4999. View and post condolences on our online guestbook at dailypress.com/guestbooks.

Published in Daily Press on April 27, 2013.    View Guest Book