Lifelong resident of Arlington, Texas, Mary Ruth Crawford attended Arlington schools, graduated from Arlington High School, and attended college in Arlington. She held numerous secretarial/clerical jobs over the years, such as assistant in a doctor's office, secretary to a minister, assistant in an oil company office and at Texas Electric Company, and clerk in a drug store. Of her work experiences, she commented, "I never had a job I didn't like." Although she retired in 1963, she continued to volunteer at Arlington Memorial Hospital. Her life centered around her community, her friends, her parents, her siblings, her husband Dick Crawford and her sons. While her husband was away during World War II, she lived with her mother and worked at Arlington General Hospital. When her husband returned, she was pleased that he taught at Arlington High School for a while.
From the description of Oral history interview with Mary Ruth Crawford, 2000. (University of Texas at Arlington). WorldCat record id: 319178721
