residence death_date children religion birth_place party office birth_date term_start spouse article_title term_end name occupation
grand prairie , texas 9 august 2013 2 churches of christ fort worth , texas independent grand council place 5 prairie city council place 7 grand prairie city 29 october 1920 1993 1985 vernon a. jackson ruthe jackson
 1991 ruthe jackson community organizer
ruthe jackson

ruthe jackson -lrb- october 29 , 1920 - august 9 , 2013 -rrb- was an american community organizer .
she held a seat on the city council of grand prairie , texas and produced and hosted the longest-running public-access television cable tv show in texas .
she was considered by many to be the matriarch of grand prairie , texas .
