Ruby Mae Hedrick, 1948-2022
Obituaries-Mobridge / Posted Jan 17, 2022 | 10:03 AM / 584 views
Ruby Mae Hedrick, 73, Java, SD, died Friday, January 14, 2022 at the Bowdle Hospital.
Ruby Mae Ledford, daughter of Ruby (Swink) and Oather Ledford, was born in Greensboro, Guilford County, North Carolina on May 20, 1948. She was brought up and educated in Summerfield, NC, graduating from Northwest High School. She then relocated to High Point, NC. She kept busy raising her three kids. Ruby also held several jobs, the longest was at a factory that made blue jeans. In 2009, she retired and moved to South Dakota to be a full-time grandma, a position that suited her well. Her hobbies included crossword puzzles and keeping up with soap operas. She also enjoyed taking her grandkids to school daily.
Ruby is survived by two sons—Jimmy Hedrick and Larry Hedrick both of Selby, SD; one daughter, Angela (Gene) Zabel of Java; one brother, Wayne Ledford of Salisbury, NC; and eight grandchildren—Trey, Kaylee, Hayden, Brodie, Jonathan, Mackenzie, Ethan, and Liem.
She was preceded in death by her father, Oather, on December 12, 2019; her mother, Ruby, on November 7, 2005; and three brothers (Everett, Tony, and Ray).
Funeral services will be 10:00 AM, Wednesday, January 19, 2022 at Lien Funeral Home, Bowdle, led by Rev. Paul Hathaway. Interment follows at the UCC Cemetery, Java. Recorded Vocal Selections will be “Amazing Grace, How Sweet the Sound” and “Softly and Tenderly”. Rev. Hathaway will sing “The Love of God”.