Ruth Allene (Frakes) Lazott Obituary (1927

Ruth Allene Frakes was born Nov 3, 1927 in Gering, Scottsbluff, Nebraska to Edgar Edward Frakes and Bess Iola Gravatt. She passed away Nov 26, 2025 at her daughter's Aurora, Oregon. Her parents divorced in 1934 and her Mother later married Wendell Ebberson. During the war the family moved to Portland, Oregon so her step-dad could work in the shipyards. They later moved to Vernonia, Oregon. It was there that she met Harry Lazott. They met on the school bus her freshmen year. Harry was a senior and Ruth was a freshmen. For initiation he made her carry his books. Ruth's family didn't stay long in Vernonia. They moved back to Scottsbluff, NE. Harry went on to graduate and then joined the Army. They corresponded during the war and when it was over he sent her a telegraph that he was coming home. Instead of going home to see his parents he went to Nebraska to see Ruth. She was still in High School. She graduated early and they were married March 1946.They moved around for a few years in Oregon and then to California to work. In 1950's they moved to Anderson, Ca. It was there that they joined The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in 1957. This event changed the rest of Ruth's life. She started working on her family history and never stopped. She was very active in the church the rest of her life. She served in most callings women could hold, including Relief Society President, Young Women President and Seminary teacher. She also served many years in the Portland Oregon Temple. Ruth loved to travel and go on genealogy trips and to the beach. All you had to say was do you want to go to Salt Lake City or the beach and her bags were packed. She even went to Europe in 1983 to search for Lazott's in France.The last five years she has been living with her daughter, Kathy in Aurora due to medical issues.During that time she would spend her mornings working on her family research and in the afternoons crocheting hats for the homeless. She lived a life of service. She was preceded in death by her parents, her youngest son Matthew and her sisters Vera and Bonnie. Ruth is survived by her siblings: Betty Jo(Keith) Hammock, Gail(Roland) McDonald and Punk (Barbara) Ebberson, her children: Reginald(Janice), Kathleen, Barry(Pebble) and Lonnie(Wanda); nine grandchildren, 20 great grandchildren and four great great grandchildren Thank you for your love and friendship during her life.