Ruth Hester Stebbins, 1923–1968 (aged 44 years)
- Name
- Ruth Hester /Stebbins/
- Given names
- Ruth Hester
- Surname
- Stebbins
- Married name
- Ruth Hester /Thompson/
| Birth | July 6, 1923 |
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| 30th President of the United States | Calvin Coolidge August 2, 1923 (aged 27 days) |
| 31st President of the United States | Herbert Hoover March 4, 1929 (aged 5 years) |
| 32nd President of the United States | Franklin D Roosevelt March 4, 1933 (aged 9 years) |
| 33rd President of the United States | Harry S Truman April 12, 1945 (aged 21 years) |
| 34th President of the United States | Dwight D Eisenhower January 20, 1953 (aged 29 years) |
| 35th President of the United States | John F Kennedy January 20, 1961 (aged 37 years) |
| 36th President of the United States | Lyndon B Johnson November 22, 1963 (aged 40 years) |
| Death | January 30, 1968 (aged 44 years) |
| Note | Ruth Hester Stebbins was born July 6, 1923, in Saigon, French Indo-China. She was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Irving R. Stebbins, veteran missionaries in Vietnam. After graduation in 1946, Ruth married Ed Thompson. After serving a Western Pennsylvania pastorate for over two years, they went to the field in 1949 and spent eight months in Dalat, Vietnam, in French language study. The following year they moved to Kratie, Cambodia, and established some churches. In 1956 they began contact with the Mnong tribes-people. District work, youth conferences, short term Bible schools, and tribal ministries marked their third term. In 1965, all Americans had to leave Cambodia, and in 1966, the Thompsons were assigned to the Mnong people in Vietnam. Both Ed and Ruth were killed January 31, 1968 when the Viet Cong attacked Banmethuot. This “Tet Massacre” also claimed the lives of five other missionaries. Ed and Ruth had five children: David, Judy, Dale, Laurel, and Thomas. |
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