Ruby Walker's Obituary - Cobb Church and Crematorium - South Bend - 2022

The obituary of Ruby Walker

The obituary was published on Legacy.com by FNP Cobb Funeral Home - South Bend on December 22, 2022.

Ruby Walker was born December 24, 1940 in South Bend, Indiana to Charles Sr. and Ollie Mae Walker, who died earlier. She was the sixth child of eleven. Ruby grew up in a loving Christian home where family values were taught. Ruby gave her life to the Lord at a young age.

Ruby graduated from Washington High School in South Bend in 1958. In 1970, Ruby and her four children moved to Kalamazoo, Michigan. Ruby continued her education at Kalamazoo Community College where she earned a Bachelor of Social Work degree. After graduation, Ruby found employment at Bronson Hospital and then at General Motors.' 'After being laid off, Ruby and her family returned to South Bend where she worked for the Department of Health and Human Services in several departments. Ruby eventually retired in 1998 after serving as a property manager for the South Bend Heritage Home Foundation. In September 2022, Ruby moved to Covington, Georgia, fulfilling a longtime dream of becoming a "Georgia Peach".

Ruby was very active in the South Bend and Kalamazoo communities. She helped start and co-led a social club for teenage girls called "The Diamondnettes" at Washington High School. The girls were taught skills for life and volunteered in the community.

In her free time, Ruby enjoyed cooking, traveling, interior design, wedding planning, shopping, talking on the phone and eating out. Ruby also enjoyed volunteering at the Barksdale Boys & Girls Club in Conyers, Georgia. But most importantly, Ruby loved to sing to the Lord. At the time of her death, Ruby was a member' 'Barbara (David) Kidd of Niantic, Conn. Bonus daughters Carissa Brown-Bradford of Hopkinsville, Kentucky, Jennifer (Kent) Hawkins, Sonia Nimrod, Carmen (Danny) Holmes, all of Kansas City, Missouri. Ruby was a mother to many and will be remembered by many nephews, nieces, nephews, cousins, cousins and friends.

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