Ruby Myrtle Spicer, 102, of North Vernon, passed away at 1:39 p.m. on Wednesday, November 20, 2024 at Majestic Care of North Vernon.
Born April 15, 1922 in Columbia, she was the daughter of the late Elic and Katie (Coomer) Hill. She married Elijah Spicer on November 23, 1985 in North Vernon; he preceded her in death on May 9, 2009.
Ruby worked at the former Muscatatuck State Developmental Center in Butlerville and the Cardinal Grill in North Vernon. She was also a homemaker. Ruby was a member since 1949 of the North Vernon Church of the Nazarene where she served on the church board for 25 years, Missionary President for 20 years and on the food committee. She enjoyed crocheting, making quilts, baking pies, raising flowers, and collecting State plates.
Survivors include her daughters, Sharon Pearson of North Vernon; Patricia (Patrick) Nugent of Rhode Island and Margaret Buscemi of Spring Hill, Florida; stepchildren, Kenny Spicer of Plant City, Florida and Helen (Charles) Graham of Brownstown; brother, Tommy Hill of Tennessee; sister, Cecil Harvey of Columbia, Kentucky; eighteen grandchildren; and several great-grandchildren and great-great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her parents, her first husband, Robert Hill; second husband, Ewin Rowe and her third husband, Elijah Spicer; daughter, Linda Whitaker; son-in-law, Raymond Pearson, Dominic Buscemi, and Bill Whitaker; grandson, Chad, Tracy, and Andrew Pearson; and stepdaughter, Geraldine George; siblings, Chester and Arie Hill, Rosie Loy, Hazel Neal, Matrie Roach and Flossie Garman.
A funeral service for Ruby will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Tuesday, November 26, 2024, at the North Vernon Church of the Nazarene with Rev. Caleb Reynolds officiating. The visitation for family and friends will be from 5:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m. on Monday, November 25, 2024, at the Dove-Sharp & Rudicel Funeral Home and Cremation Service in North Vernon and one hour prior to the service on Tuesday at the church. Burial will be in the Vernon Cemetery in Vernon.
Memorials may be made through the funeral home in honor of Ruby to North Vernon Church of the Nazarene.
This obituary is a courtesy to the family by Stotts-Phelps-McQueary Funeral Home.
