Charlie Ruth (Blackwell) Bullington, age 90, passed away on October 2, 2016 at Garden Spot Village in New Holland, Pennsylvania, where she had lived since September 2008. Daughter of the late Charles and Lilly (Hartsfield) Blackwell, she was born in Fort Worth, Texas, and grew up on a small dairy farm near Quitman, Texas. She, along with her parents and siblings, were members of the Clover Hill Southern Baptist Church. Charlie Ruth graduated from Texas State College for Women (now Texas Women’s University) in 1946 with a Business Degree and began a secretarial career with Humble Oil & Refining Company in its Baytown, Texas refinery. She soon became supervisor of the secretarial staff in the Technical Service Division. There she met and married her husband Louis A. Bullington in June 1952. Charlie Ruth retired from Humble in 1957 to devote her life to raising a family. In the following years, she and her family lived in Houston, Texas; Wilton Connecticut; Conroe, Texas; Mill Creek, Washington; and finally in Garden Spot Village. She was a loving and devoted wife and mother during her 64 years of marriage. Charlie Ruth is survived by her husband, also a resident of Garden Spot Village; her younger brother, Charles C. Blackwell of Longmont, Colorado; her son, Stuart N. Bullington and his wife, Beth Ann (Hoffman), of Sheffield, United Kingdom; and her grandchildren, John Preston and Kylie Shay, son and daughter of Stuart and Beth. She was preceded in death by her brother, William A. Blackwell of Blacksburg, Virginia and her sister, Virginia B. Thomson of College Station, Texas. Charlie Ruth was a charter member of The Community Church at Garden Spot Village. Interment will be at Memorial Garden in Garden Spot Village. Private memorial services will be held as soon as overseas family members can attend. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations to Alzheimer’s Association would be appreciated, www.alz.org or 800-272-3900. The Groff-High Funeral Home, New Holland is in charge of arrangements. Online condolences may be posted at www.groffeckenroth.com.