Ruth Delores Carraway Johnson was born in Baltimore, Maryland on June 8, 1926 to the late Helen I. Avery and Irvin Edward Carraway. she was umber one of fourteen children. On Thurdsday, September 29, 2011, after a lengthy illness she quietly slipped away into eternal rest. Ruth attend Saint Monica;s Catholic School in Baltimore, Maryland. As a young girl, she received her first Holy Communion. She studied the Catechism, and was confirmed. She attended Saint Monica's Catholic Church, Saints Pius Catholic Church, Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church and All Staints Catholic Church. She attended services regularly and participated in church activities faithfully until her illness. During her illness she loved receiving weekly correspondences from the church. Ruth was one of the first African -American women to be employed at Hutzler's Department Store in downtown Baltimore when she was seventeen years old. She worked there for fifty years. She retired from Hutzler's in 1993. While employed at Hutzler's, Ruth worked in many different departments and was very well known at the store. Ruth and John O. Johnson were joined i Holy Matrimoy on June 29, 1943. they were a loving couple for fifty-one years until his death in October of 1994. Although they were not blessed with children, God blessed them with several godchildren, nieces and nephews. She also helped her mother raise her younger sisters and brothers. Ruth was a member of Flamingo Social Club for over fifty years. The club contributed to needy families, and made contributions to different charit8ies. She travelled extensively with the club her favorite place was Hawaii. Ruth was a fun-loving and kind person. She would help you any way she could. She always gave her nieces and nephews $2.00 and a birthday card for their birthday along with her famous saying "If you have a dollar, spend fifty cents and save fifty cents". One of Ruth's favorite things to do was visit her mother and family every Sunday bringing gifts from Hutzel's Department Store. She loved life and everyone loved her. after becoming ill she moved with hr niece Marva Walker in Pumphy, Maryland. The family has taken good care of her for the past fifteen years. God bless her soul. She leaves to mourn two sisters, Wilma I. Young and Barbara A. Avery of Baltimore, Maryland; four brothers, William G. Avery of Baltimore, Maryland, John R. Avery of Charlotte, North Carolina, Dr. James R. Avery of Baltimore, Maryland and Larry D. Avery of Lansing, Michigan, one brother-in-law, David Young Jr., one sister-in-law, Audrey Avery; niece Marva Walker; goddaughter, Jeanette Beverage; and a host of nieces, nephews, great-nieces, great-nephews, other family and friends.