From Billy Ray : “My mamaw Ruthie made her way home and into heaven yesterday,” Noah tells fans in the caption of her post. “Not sure I can find the words, to sum up exactly how I feel. I was able to spend the last month of her life by her side and for that, I’m honored and beyond lucky to have had that time together. We talked a lot. We laughed a lot, but we sometimes just sat and soaked in each other’s company and said nothing at all.”