Jarrell Waskom Pickett (February 21, 1890 – August 17, 1981) was an American Methodist minister and missionary to India.
Pickett accepted that invitation and was appointed to serve in Lucknow, India, by the Methodist Board of Foreign Mission.
[13] Pickett provided leadership for the Methodist Church's work in India until he retired from the missionary field in 1956.
Following retirement, he returned to the United States and accepted a teaching position at Boston University's School of Theology.
[15] The two were attracted to each other, but Ruth insisted on obtaining a college degree and returned to the United States where she attended Northwestern University in Chicago, Illinois, graduating in 1916.
[8][20] McPhee, Arthur G. The Road to Delhi: J. Waskom Pickett and Missions in the Twilight of the Raj and Dawn of Nationhood (Emeth Press, 2012).