Ruby Lee (Horton) Boone, 86, formerly of Merkel died Monday, October 17, 2016 in a Bedford hospital. Graveside services will be 2:00 p.m. Saturday, October 22nd at Rose Hill Cemetery in Merkel with Pastor Rhonda Greenwood officiating, directed by Starbuck Funeral Home.
Ruby Lee was born October 7, 1930 in Merkel, TX to Hollis and Letha Velma (Walker) Horton. She attended Merkel Schools and was a homemaker. She was also a bookkeeper in Houston and Ft. Worth at various businesses. Ruby Lee’s family and friends were her world. Her favorite saying was “one size does not fit all.” Ruby Lee fought bravely until the very end of her life.
Survivors include her son Dan Boone and wife Patsy of Corpus Christi; daughter, Sandy Woods of Fort Myers, FL; sisters, Lorene Wills of Merkel, Melba Glasscock of Petrolia, and Jo Ann West of Oklahoma; brother, Dave Horton of Merkel; granddaughters, Whitney Avishar and Mariah Boone; great-grandchildren, Madeline Ruby Avishar, Owen Avishar, Mimosa Thomas, and Marigold Boone.
She was preceded in death by her parents.
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