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Ruby Addington passed peacefully from this earth on July 30, 2020. She was born in 1912 in Lafayette, Tennessee to Sam Marsh and Ida Caruthers. Her mother died when she was a young girl and her father could not care for her, so she moved in with relatives in Arkansas. Ruby completed school only through the 6th grade. However, her strength and determination held her in good stead throughout her life.
Ruby was always on the move. If something needed to be done, she got it done. She always said it was continued movement that accounted for her longevity. Ruby was married three times throughout her 107 years and all husbands predeceased her. Ruby had one natural daughter, Betty Bocock, who also predeceased her. Ruby has three surviving grandchildren, Joseph H. Bocock, Michael A. Bocock, and the Rev. David C. Bocock.
Ruby and her husband during the Great Depression and war, Joe McKee, were true Okie’s. They moved to California in the Dust Bowl days with Ruby’s daughter, Betty, in search of better opportunities. Joe was able to find work in California and they stayed until things improved enough in Oklahoma to return. Because Ruby “scraped by” as a child and then lived through the Great Depression, she was very thrifty her entire life. She was able to retire in her early 60’s and maintain a standard of living that suited her. She delighted in suggesting her family follow her example of thrift.
When Ruby was married to Joe McKee, she helped him with their gas station located in downtown Oklahoma City. After Joe passed, she started a job working in the Northwest Classen cafeteria. When she retired, she traveled with her husband at that time, Elsie Addington, whom she met at work, in a travel trailer until they decided to move to Oklahoma City and purchase a house across the street from Betty and her husband, Charles Bocock, and three children.
Ruby was a lifelong Christian who believed her faith in God sustained her in and through life’s journey. She continuously sought opportunities to share the love of God with others.
Ruby lived through a great part of history and witnessed dramatic changes in the world during her time on earth. She was a remarkable woman who was able to find a way to survive and thrive through challenging circumstances. She was able to live in her home with very little assistance until she was 103 years old. Even after she turned 100, she would go to the senior center and help pack sack lunches for the shut-ins whom, she observed, “needed her help.” Ruby was an amazing person who will be greatly missed.
Services through Mercer Adams Funeral Service are pending.
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