Rest In Peace Ruby
~On Wednesday, July 11th {2007} my "second Mom", Ruby Best, passed away. She was a beautiful person, both on the inside and out and was loved by many!
It is hard to describe all the many emotions that ran through me when I found out she was gone that evening. We were just settling down to watch a movie and I looked out my window down towards her house like I always did to check on her.
My heart sank when I saw two rescue squads with lights flashing in her driveway. They must have went by without turning on the sirens because I ALWAYS would check to make sure they weren't going there {or any of my other neighbors}.
I ran out the backdoor in my nightgown and down the street but her daughter-in-law met me just at the driveway shaking her head and telling me that she was already gone.
My mind instantly went back to a couple of days before when Denny and I stopped to chat with her for almost an hour...then to the next day when she called to ask about my garage sale and how we ended the short conversation with "Love You!" like we always did.
I am really glad I got to tell her that one last time.
~Rest In Peace Ruby~
"Love You!"
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Ruby Kathleen Best, 80, of 608 Chamberlain Drive, Marietta, went to our Heavenly Father on Wednesday (July 11, 2007).
She was born April 1, 1927, in New Matamoras, to Harold and Jessie Alloway Earley. She had worked at Broughton Dairy for 11 years, then managed the dairy department at Big Bear for several years. Following her marriage to Reginald Best, they had owned and operated Best Groceries, a group of five stores, in the Marietta area. For 25 years, she had volunteered her time and talents to the Devola Volunteer Fire Department. Ruby was a Protestant, by faith. Her children and loved ones were the most important part of her life.
She is survived by a son, Richard Best (Gina) of Marietta; four daughters, Phyllis Offenberger (Phil) of Marietta, Linda Warren of Lowell, Kathy King (Bob) of Davis, W.Va., and Brenda Arnold (Charles) of Taylors, S.C.; a stepson, Reginald Best Jr. of Belpre; 15 grandchildren, Karol Frodsham, Tracy Gaughan, Chuck Arnold, Amy Ewell, Michelle Moats, Steve Arnold, Ricky Best, Anne Reed, Jason Warren, April Morris, Lynn Warren, Joy Lutes, and Becky, Bobby and Elizabeth King; 20 great-grandchildren, Kelly, Tommy, Scot, Ashley, Andrew, Carrie, Emily, Carrie, Alan, Eric, Sydney, Kyra, Charles, Andrea, Zane, Veronica, Alex, Philip, Kaylee and Chloe; five brothers, Richard Earley (Rita), Roger Earley (JoAnn), David Earley (Sandy), John Earley (Sherry), and Jimmy Earley (Linda) all of New Matamoras; and six sisters, Ethel Hubbard of New Matamoras, Phyllis McCormick (Tom) of Pittsburgh, Pa., Beulah Apperson (Carlos) of McConnelsville, Marjorie Butler (Dale) of New Matamoras, Twila Griffin (Heb) of Shreve, Ohio, and Norma Buegel of New Matamoras.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Reginald Leroy Best on Aug. 21, 2001; they had been married on Aug. 25, 1958. She was preceded in death also by three brothers, Harold, Paul and Floyd Earley; and a sister, Mary Fox.
It is hard to describe all the many emotions that ran through me when I found out she was gone that evening. We were just settling down to watch a movie and I looked out my window down towards her house like I always did to check on her.
My heart sank when I saw two rescue squads with lights flashing in her driveway. They must have went by without turning on the sirens because I ALWAYS would check to make sure they weren't going there {or any of my other neighbors}.
I ran out the backdoor in my nightgown and down the street but her daughter-in-law met me just at the driveway shaking her head and telling me that she was already gone.
My mind instantly went back to a couple of days before when Denny and I stopped to chat with her for almost an hour...then to the next day when she called to ask about my garage sale and how we ended the short conversation with "Love You!" like we always did.
I am really glad I got to tell her that one last time.
~Rest In Peace Ruby~
"Love You!"
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Ruby Kathleen Best, 80, of 608 Chamberlain Drive, Marietta, went to our Heavenly Father on Wednesday (July 11, 2007).
She was born April 1, 1927, in New Matamoras, to Harold and Jessie Alloway Earley. She had worked at Broughton Dairy for 11 years, then managed the dairy department at Big Bear for several years. Following her marriage to Reginald Best, they had owned and operated Best Groceries, a group of five stores, in the Marietta area. For 25 years, she had volunteered her time and talents to the Devola Volunteer Fire Department. Ruby was a Protestant, by faith. Her children and loved ones were the most important part of her life.
She is survived by a son, Richard Best (Gina) of Marietta; four daughters, Phyllis Offenberger (Phil) of Marietta, Linda Warren of Lowell, Kathy King (Bob) of Davis, W.Va., and Brenda Arnold (Charles) of Taylors, S.C.; a stepson, Reginald Best Jr. of Belpre; 15 grandchildren, Karol Frodsham, Tracy Gaughan, Chuck Arnold, Amy Ewell, Michelle Moats, Steve Arnold, Ricky Best, Anne Reed, Jason Warren, April Morris, Lynn Warren, Joy Lutes, and Becky, Bobby and Elizabeth King; 20 great-grandchildren, Kelly, Tommy, Scot, Ashley, Andrew, Carrie, Emily, Carrie, Alan, Eric, Sydney, Kyra, Charles, Andrea, Zane, Veronica, Alex, Philip, Kaylee and Chloe; five brothers, Richard Earley (Rita), Roger Earley (JoAnn), David Earley (Sandy), John Earley (Sherry), and Jimmy Earley (Linda) all of New Matamoras; and six sisters, Ethel Hubbard of New Matamoras, Phyllis McCormick (Tom) of Pittsburgh, Pa., Beulah Apperson (Carlos) of McConnelsville, Marjorie Butler (Dale) of New Matamoras, Twila Griffin (Heb) of Shreve, Ohio, and Norma Buegel of New Matamoras.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Reginald Leroy Best on Aug. 21, 2001; they had been married on Aug. 25, 1958. She was preceded in death also by three brothers, Harold, Paul and Floyd Earley; and a sister, Mary Fox.
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