On December 9, 2022, Ruby Dean Melton was ushered into the resting place of angels. During her lifetime she was a beloved daughter, sister, mother, grandmother, aunt, and friend. Everyone knew her for her unending kindness, her ability to always see the sunny side of life, her love for family, and her wonderful southern wit. Anyone lost and in need of a friend was taken in and cared for, earning her the loving nickname “Nanny Ma” to all. She had a gypsy soul, and a love for life and the Lord that carried her through her days. Her faith, love, and resilience brought her family through many hard times and continues to carry us all on today.
Ruby Dean was preceded in death by her father and mother, Charles Melton, and “Dolly” Kelley of Turkey, her sister Vernie Beck, as well as two of her children, Joe David Hale, and Rhonda Dale Reid.
She leaves behind her dear brother, Joe Melton, five of her children, and an abundance of grandchildren, great grandchildren, and friends. Graveside services will be held at 12 p.m. Saturday, June 3rd, at Dreamland Cemetery in Turkey, with reception to follow at the Bob Wills Community Event Center from 1-3 p.m. Please join us in a celebration of her life, love, and legacy.
“Remember me as someone who loved you all very, very much. Help and love one another and know I have gone on to a far better place and will plan on seeing you all there. Have a wake, not a funeral. Remember me with smiles. I have lived life, good times, and bad times. God made us a wonderful world, see it!” – Ruby Dean
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