Ruby Florence Rose, 81, daughter of Otis Delmar and Nancy Morgan Gale, was born April 7, 1925, at Big Creek near Hartshorn. She died Feb. 1, 2007, at her home at Eminence.
She married Raymond Theodore Rose April 11, 1944, in Dent County. They had nine children.
Mrs. Rose was a member of the Fellowship Tabernacle of West Eminence. She worked in several factories and was a homemaker. She enjoyed being outdoors with her family.
She was preceded in death by her parents, husband; five brothers, four sisters, two grandsons and a great-grandson.
Surviving are her children, Carol Ann Thomas, Raymond Lee Rose, Karen Sue Stringer, Ronald Ray Rose , Randy Ronnie Rose and Zelda Arlene Burrus of Eminence, Verna Mae Wilcox of Houston, Roger Theodore Rose of Waynesburg, Pa., and Linda Bernadine Harris of Hartshorn; one sister, Eva Hall of Licking; 26 grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren.
Services were Feb. 5 at the Bradford Funeral Home Chapel in Summersville with the Rev. Arvil Schweighauser officiating. Burial was in the Antioch Cemetery.
