Ruthe Rootes Battestin Obituary
With profound sadness, we say goodbye to Ruthe Rootes Battestin of Charlottesville, Virginia, born in Dallas, Texas, whose vibrant spirit touched the lives of many. Ruthe Rootes left this world on May 27, 2024 at the age of 90, leaving a void in the lives of so many people. You can send your sympathy in the guestbook provided and share it with the family.
In the vast expanse of eternity, Ruthe Rootes shall find rest, cradled in the arms of everlasting peace. And as we bid Ruthe Rootes farewell, her loved ones carry with them the precious gift of her memory, a beacon of hope guiding them through the shadows of sorrow towards the light of a new dawn.
She was predeceased by: her parents, Edmund Wilcox Rootes and Mary Hill Gilmer. She is survived by: her husband Nolan Smith; her nephew Philip Bogel of Napa; and her pets, Henry and Ruthe.
In 2012 the Bibliographical Society of the University of Virginia established Battestin Fellowships, in recognition of the Battestins' contribution to the scholarly life of UVa, to support bibliographical and textual research by UVa graduate students in UVa libraries.
