Ruth Hurmence Green was born into a Methodist family in 1915 in the small town of Sumner, Iowa. In 1935 at the age of 20 she graduated from Texas Tech University with a degree in journalism. She was married to Truman Green, an engineer, had three children, and eventually settled in Jefferson City, Missouri.
Ruth Hurmence Green was born into a Methodist family in Sumner, Iowa, in 1915. In 1935, at the age of twenty, she obtained a journalism degree from Texas Tech University. She married Truman Green, an engineer, had three children, and eventually moved to Jefferson City, Missouri.