Martha Ruth Brewer

Martha Ruth Hobgood Brewer passed away January 23, 2023 at age 89 in San Angelo. She was born January 15, 1934, to Charles and Martha Hobgood. She was the youngest of 10 children. She grew up in Lubbock Texas and graduated from Lubbock High School. She earned her bachelor’s degree in journalism at Texas Tech University in 1956. She went on to earn a Masters degree in journalism at the University of Texas at Austin. While at Austin, she met her husband Elbert “Bert” Brewer. After finishing her education, they were married December 1959. She gave birth to three sons: Kevin, Kirk and Kip. Her passion for journalism was lifelong. She took a short break from journalism to raise her children, and then returned to journalism in 1976. She and Bert worked at the Winkler County News for many years. At the end of her career, she taught journalism at the local high school. She was preceded in death by her husband of 50 years, Bert, who passed away in 2015. She is survived by her three children and two grandchildren. The Brewer family suggests memorial contributions to the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation in lieu of flowers. Online donations can be made at www.jdrf.org