VOORHEESVILLE — Ruth Vincent, a small woman with a large personality, died in the home she had built, the home where she had lived most of her life.

She died on Tuesday, March 17, 2015.  She was 92.

“She was a teeny, tiny little firecracker of a person,” said her granddaughter, Rhonda Doherty.

Mrs. Vincent stood 4 feet, 10 inches tall.

“She was tiny but her personality was big,” said her granddaughter. “She was bold and active and energetic.”

The daughter of Frank and Beatrice Bouton, Mrs. Vincent grew up in the Bethlehem area. She was the wife of the late Franklin G. “Tony” Vincent. “They married very young,” said her granddaughter, and were married for a long time. “He was an excellent mechanic,” she said.

They raised two sons, Thomas and Robert, and Mrs. Vincent enjoyed hunting and fishing with them, said Ms. Doherty. “She loved the outdoors,” said her granddaughter.

Mrs. Vincent also was creative and, for example, made wreaths out of pinecones.

She made more than crafts with her hands. “She built the house herself,” said Ms. Doherty,” and lived there all these years.” The house is on State Farm Road in Voorheesville.

“She had horses,” said her granddaughter. “She loved animals.” Over the years, in addition to the horses that she loved to ride, she had goats, dogs, and cats, said Ms. Doherty.

She passed her love of horses, as well as the offspring of her horses, on to her granddaughter.

“She was a very good grandmother,” said Ms. Doherty. “She did a lot to help raise her grandchildren.”

Mrs. Vincent taught her granddaughter to cook. A specialty of hers was roasted chicken and mashed potatoes. Mrs. Doherty concluded, “She knew how to make a home-cooked country meal.”

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Ruth Vincent is survived by a son and seven grandchildren.  Private interment will be in Mt. Pleasant Cemetery in New Salem in the spring.

Arrangements are by the Applebee Funeral Home in Delmar. Mourners may leave condolences online at www.applebeefuneralhome.com.

— Melissa Hale-Spencer