Ruby Carlitta Spragins peacefully entered her eternal home on March 27, 2019 at age 92. She lived in Washburn, Missouri having moved there in 2004 formerly living south of Seneca, Missouri on their family farm.
She was born June 17, 1926 in Neosho, Missouri the fifteenth child to James Ollie and Sally Josephine (Severs) Brock. On March 31, 1943, in Neosho, Missouri she was united in marriage to Kenneth E. Spragins who preceded her in death.
Also preceding her in death were her parents; ten brothers; five sisters; three nieces; nine nephews and one grandson Robert Embrey III.
Survivors include two sons Galen Ken Spragins and his wife Ann of Grove, Oklahoma, Billy Joe Spragins and his friend Patty of Wyandotte, Oklahoma; one daughter Laura Sue Larson and her husband Ed of Washburn, Missouri; three granddaughters Lisa Wiebers and her husband Nick of Dacula, Georgia, Kelly Sandill and her husband Ravi of Houston, Texas, Misty Leonard and her husband Jason of Jefferson City, Missouri; two great-grandsons Asher Sandill of Houston, Texas, Robert Embrey IV of Washburn, Missouri; one great-granddaughter Paige Leonard of Jefferson City, Missouri; one great great granddaughter Kinley of Jefferson City, Missouri and numerous nieces and nephews.
Ruby grew up and received her education around the Newton County area. One school she attended was the Elms Springs one room school near Neosho, Missouri.
Ruby lived most of her life farming the family farm with her husband and then with her son. They grew tomatoes, strawberries and minnows commercially. They were dairy and beef cattle farmers. She also worked outside the farm at the garment factory in Granby and picked beans in Fairview, Missouri for Allen Canning.
When the family moved to Jay, Oklahoma in 1962, Ruby began her career in nursing. She worked at Jay Memorial Hospital and took classes to obtain her LPN degree. She worked twenty years as a surgical technician at Oak Hill Hospital, Joplin, Missouri retiring in 1994 with thirty-five years in the medical field.
People that knew Ruby would say she was a woman of many talents. After her retirement she continued to stay busy, always saying “I will go crazy if I stay in this house and stare at the four walls”. After moving to Washburn, she started volunteering at the Senior Center and in 2007 was awarded the Connie Easley Volunteer of the Year Award. During her time volunteering at the Senior Center she started painting classes which became her passion in her retirement years. She painted over thirty paintings for family and friends. She continued to garden with her neighbor Wilber Boley making sure there were tomatoes and strawberries in the garden. Ruby was someone you could depend on always willing to lend a helping hand to family, friends and neighbors.
Ruby loved the Lord and asked Him to be the Lord of her life at an early age. She attended First Baptist Church, Cassville. She was faithful in her attendance and dearly loved her Sunday School Class.
She enjoyed spending time with her family and loved them all dearly. During the last two years she enjoyed playing dominoes with her children when they visited her at Peachwood.
Pallbearers will be Dave Sparkman, Max Akers, Terri Heinz, Rick Jaques, Johnny Crawford and Robert Weber.
Services will be held at 1:00 P.M. Saturday, April 6, 2019 at Fohn Funeral Home in Cassville, Missouri. Pastor James Weaver will conduct the services. Burial will be at Swars Prairie Baptist Cemetery in Seneca, Missouri.
The family will receive friends from 5:00 until 7:00 P.M. Friday, April 5, 2019 at Fohn Funeral Home in Cassville, Missouri.
Contributions may be made to Peachwood Manor, Cassville, Missouri in memory of Ruby.
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