Ruby Smith Smith, 82, died Monday, August 2, 2010 at Courtland Health Care Center in Courtland, VA.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Wingate and Eunice Smith; her sister, Christine Smith Bracy; and her brother, Robert Smith.
Mrs. Smith was a member of Boykins Baptist Church. She was a charter member of the Boykins Volunteer Fire Department Ladies Auxillary and a member of the Boykins Volunteer Rescue Squad for many years. She worked at Sears in Boykins, The Boykins Pharmacy and the Butcher Block in Boykins.
She was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, aunt and a friend to many. She will be missed by everyone.
Survivors include her loving husband of 62 years, Alton Louis Smith of Boykins, VA; three children, Rebecca S. Martin and husband, Johnny, of Conway, NC, R. L. Smith and wife, Sharlene, of Branchville, VA and Lori S. Burgess and husband, Steven, of Conway, NC; seven grandchildren, Dawn M. Kusy, Jonathan Martin, Calissa Smith, Garrett Smith, Noah Burgess, Adam Burgess and Trenton Burgess; and two great-grandchildren, Kirsten Kusy and Madelynn Kusy.
Graveside services will be held at 11 a.m. on Thursday, August 5, 2010 in Beechwood Cemetery, Boykins, VA, with Rev. Raymond Bunn presiding.
The family will receive family and friends from 7-8:30 p.m. on Wednesday, August 4 at Bridgers Funeral Home, Inc., 605 West Main St., Conway, NC.
Flowers are welcomed and donations may be made to the Boykins Fire & Rescue, P.O. box 347, Boykins, VA 23827.