Lee Funeral Home, Inc.
Ruby E. Oliver
(April 16, 1916 - November 2, 2011)
Graveside funeral services for Ruby E. Oliver of Vaiden will be at 2:00 p.m.
on Saturday, November 5, at Michie Cemetery near Vaiden, with burial
following. Rev. Doug Warren will officiate the service.
Visitation will be Friday, November 4, from 5:00 until 7:00 p.m., at Lee
Funeral Home.
Mrs. Oliver died of heart failure at Vaiden Community Living Center in
Vaiden on Wednesday, November 2. She was 95 years old.
Mrs. Oliver was the daughter of the late Edison Nick and Lilla Carter
Edwards and the widow of the late Paul Oliver. She was a former employee
of Vaiden Manufacturing Company and a member of Shiloh Baptist Church
near Vaiden. She was an avid gardener and seamstress and was devoted
to her family.
In addition to her husband and parents, Mrs. Oliver was preceded in death
by a brother, Jimmie Edwards; and two nephews, Henry "Sonny" Carter and
Ellison Ray Carter.
Survivors include two sisters, Elizabeth Carter and Mae C. King; nieces and
nephews, Carolyn Downs, Betty Jean Hudson, Ed Junior Carter, Judy
Cuomo, Rita Parker, Mike Oliver, and Paul Wayne Oliver; and a host of
great-nieces and great-nephews.
Pallbearers will be Billy King, Harold King, Junior Cuomo, Tommy Tucker,
John Pierce, Lamar Burrell, and Dan Carter.
Memorial contributions may be made to Shiloh Baptist Church, c/o Brenda
King, 9240 CR 31, Vaiden, MS 39176.