Patricia Randle Ruby passed away on the 21st of April, 2025 at home. She was 84 years old.
She was born on September 20, 1940 in Ecru, Mississippi; one of two daughters of Marvin A. and Dorothy A. Randle.
The family moved to Jackson, Mississippi when she was very young. In Jackson they lived in the Belhaven Neighborhood until she was six years old when the family moved to Canton, Mississippi.
She attended the Canton Public Schools throughout her elementary and high school years. She graduated from Canton High School in 1958, where she was named Most Beautiful.
She attended Mississippi State College for Women (Now MUW), and graduated in 1961 with a degree in Elementary Education. While attending the “W”, she was a member of the Mam’selle and Masker Social Clubs. She was also the MSCW Representative to the Maid of Cotton contest in Memphis.
Upon graduation, she accepted a position as a first grade teacher in the Natchez Mississippi Public Schools.
In 1962 she married Roy H. Ruby and they resided in Ft. Knox, Kentucky. At the conclusion of his military service, they returned to Mississippi. Upon his accepting a position with Mississippi State University, the family moved to Starkville, where they made their permanent home. There they reared two children; a daughter, Mary Randle and a son, Robert.
In Starkville she was active in the First United Methodist Church, and the Starkville Women’s Club. For several years she delivered meals-on-wheels and participated in other charitable organizations. She was a highly intelligent voracious reader, who poured her life into her family, her church, and her friends.
She is survived by her husband of 63 years, Roy H. Ruby; her daughter, Mary of Hoover, AL; son, Robert of Jackson, MS; and a sister, Nancy Prince of Amory, MS; and two grandsons.
Visitation is scheduled for Thursday, April 24, 2025 from 9:00-11:00 a.m. at First United Methodist Church in Starkville, MS, with the service immediately following. There will be a private graveside service.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests that any memorials be made to the Alzheimer’s Association at (alz.org).
