A Rainbow for Ruth Belle Waymire
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I created this GoFundMe because we are asking for a headstone for then, 24-year-old Ruth Belle Waymire, to assist in putting her to rest after she lost her life to a vicious homicide, dismemberment and rape.
Her true identity (originally "Mille Doe", now Ruth Belle Waymire) was just discovered in 2023. She has a burial spot but she desperately needs a headstone.
Who I Am and Why I am Doing this Fundraiser for Ruth
- My name is Franci L. and even though I am a stranger to Ruth, I created Ruth's GoFundMe entitled, "A Rainbow for Ruth" after I heard Ruth's story and the request to help find her a headstone. I felt I had to do something, anything, to help change her ending into something more deserving
- The meaning of a Rainbow is hope and new beginnings. I felt Ruth deserved a new beginning inclusive of dignity and love from her community. No one deserved what happened to her
Why Ruth Needs Financial Assistance from the Community
- Most of Ruth's family have passed away. The few who remain, are not able to assist financially but have helped in many other important ways
- Ruth was provided a gravesite in the Potter's Field at the beautiful Fairmount Cemetery at 5200 W Wellesley in Spokane, WA. Unfortunately, there are no longer Potter's Field markers for graves
- I have included the least expensive and most modest headstone pricing from Fairmount Cemetery and we were provided a discount for her Preservation-style headstone from Fairmount Cemetery
(For more details on Ruth's story, please also watch Hayley Guenthner's video link below :
or Copy and Paste from below:
https://www.khq.com/news/this-case-will-stick-with-me-forever-spokane-detectives-pleading-for-tips-to-solve-1984/article_01bab32a-e3b1-11ed-b962-539a76bb4211.html
Ruth's Parents, 1965-66
(Image/Storment)
How Ruth was Found after the Homicide (**May be Graphic for Some**)
- Ruth's unidentifiable torso was found floating in the water on June 20, 1984 under the TJ Meenach Bridge in Spokane, WA by individuals fishing (Wikipedia)
- Also in Spokane, WA, on April 19th, 1998, in an abandoned parking lot at 7th and Sherman, Ruth's missing skull was found by a female walking her dog (Wikipedia)
- Officials have never located her hands or feet (Wikipedia)
Ruth Belle is on the left, Sister Debra is on the right. 1965-66
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Our Monetary Goal Broken Down
Fairmount Cemetery advised that Ruth's headstone will be:
STYLE: Preservation Series, which includes only her name and DOB.
SIZE: 24x12x4
COST: $740
+ 37.00 (Endowment Care)
+ 69.93 (9% Tax)
=$846.93 (Includes Everything we Need)
Metalcraft Vase (This is on our wish list if we raise enough funding)
Paragon Vase 4x10 with Vase Block
Blank Snow
White Base:
$400.00
+ 20.00 (Endowment Care)
+ 37.80 (9% Tax)
= $457.80 Vase and Base Only
Total for both Headstone and Vase = $1304.80, rounded up to $1400 (just in case) for our total request.
Ruth Belle Waymire, 10th grade at Roger's High School
Image/Storment
Additional Sources for Information on Ruth's Story
Haley Guenthner's story and her Podcast, "Her Name is Ruth" are on this page
Copy and Paste:
https://www.khq.com/coldcase/this-case-will-stick-with-me-forever-spokane-detectives-pleading-for-tips-to-solve-1984/article_01bab32a-e3b1-11ed-b962-539a76bb4211.html#tncms-source=article-nav-next
Or link:
Another Great Story for Ruth--
Link:
No one Deserves Not to Have a Name (Epperly, Emma)
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https://www.khq.com/coldcase/this-case-will-stick-with-me-forever-spokane-detectives-pleading-for-tips-to-solve-1984/article_01bab32a-e3b1-11ed-b962-539a76bb4211.html#tncms-source=article-nav-next
Link:
Murder of Ruth Waymire - Wikipedia (Extensive information)
or Copy and Paste:
https://www.bing.com/search?q=wikipedia+ruth+belle+waymire&form=ANNNB1&refig=9c3fd3455ee24bafab6f099392613c7f&sp=1&lq=0&qs=HS&pq=wikipedia&sc=10-9&cvid=9c3fd3455ee24bafab6f099392613c7f
(Thank you for being here and for reading Ruth's story. Any donation is deeply appreciated. Her legacy deserves the dignity of her name on a stone saying she was here. We are thankful for your time and any gift in her name).
References
Epperly, Emma. "‘No One Deserves Not to Have a Name’: Ruth Waymire Hoped to Be First of Many Jane Does Identified through Genetic Genealogy." Spokesman Review, 28 May 2023, pp. e-edition. https://www.spokesman.com/stories/2023/may/17/no-one-deserves-not-to-have-a-name-ruth-waymire-ho/
Guenthner, Hayley. "‘This Case Will Stick with Me Forever’: Spokane Detectives Pleading for Tips to Solve 1984 Cold Case." Spokesman Review On-line, 26 Apr. 2023. https://www.khq.com/coldcase/this-case-will-stick-with-me-forever-spokane-detectives-pleading-for-tips-to-solve-1984/article_01bab32a-e3b1-11ed-b962-539a76bb4211.html
"Torso Found in River Identified As Missing Woman." Spokesman Review (Online Version), uploaded by Hayley Guenthner, 26 Apr. 2023, www.khq.com/coldcase/this-case-will-stick-with-me-forever-spokane-detectives-pleading-for-tips-to-solve-1984/article_01bab32a-e3b1-11ed-b962-539a76bb4211.html.
Her Name Is Ruth Podcast. Directed by Haley Guenthner, KHQ News, 2023.
"Murder of Ruth Waymire." Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation, 29 Jun. 2023, www.bing.com/search?q=wikipedia+ruth+belle+waymire&form=ANNNB1&refig=c71804e2aeb045b081a46c28c34cbfa7. Accessed 20 Aug. 2023.
Images:
Heart with Candles. Online Public Domain. Accessed August 15, 2023.
Rainbow and Trees. Online Public Domain. Accessed August 15, 2023.
Ruth and Debra. Provided by Spokane Police Department. Zach Storment. Accessed July 25, 2023.
Ruth as a Sophomore. Provided by Spokane Police Department. Zach Storment. Accessed July 25, 2023
Organizer
Franci Lamb
Organizer
Spokane, WA