Ruby May (Adams) Barritt, 99, El Dorado Springs, passed away Feb. 24, 2010, at Community Springs Healthcare. Ruby was born Dec. 21, 1910, in the home of her parents, E.R. and Gertrude Adams in Cedar County. She was the first daughter in a family of 10.
She attended grade school at Pleasant Ridge. Ruby was saved as a young girl and joined the Baptist Church. She attended as long as her health permitted.
On Dec. 25, 1931, Ruby married Lloyd Harold Barritt. They were blessed with four children - Howard, Vera, Wayne and Alice Geraldine who passed away at age two.
Ruby liked working in her yard and was always busy knitting, crocheting and making quilts.
In 1994 she lost her partner, Lloyd. She was able to live alone until Oct. 1, 2009, when she moved to Community Springs Healthcare Facility.
Preceding Ruby in death were: her parents, Eddie and Trudy Adams; baby daughter, Geraldine; two sisters, Elizabeth Schwalm and Virginia Carter; five brothers - Eugene, Floyd, James, Paul and Lawrence; and a grandson, Larry Barritt.
Ruby is survived by one sister, Muriel Hammer; one brother, Kenny Adams; two sons, Howard Barritt, and wife, Maxine, and Wayne Barritt, and wife, Vesta; and one daughter, Vera Whitesell; five grandchildren, some of which affectionately called her Me-Ma - Ronnie Whitesell and wife, Dana, Denny Whitesell and wife, Lisa, Tony Barritt and wife, Glenda, Cathy Barritt and Susan Elliott and husband, Tom; 14 great-grandchildren - Casie Broker, Christina Owen, Tate Whitesell, Kama Deschane, Adam Elliott, Matthew Elliott, Kelly Barritt, Dawn Todd, Colt Whitesell, Ace Whitesell, Kaylyn Whitesell, Faith Barritt, Donald Kelly and Melanie McWilliams; eight great-great-grandchildren; as well as extended family and friends.
Services were held Saturday, Feb. 27, 2009, at Bland-Hackleman Chapel with Brother Everett Smith officiating. Karen Rains provided music. Interment followed in Clintonville Cemetery under the direction of Bland-Hackleman Funeral Home.
Pallbearers were - Ronnie Whitesell, Denny Whitesell, Tony Barritt, Tom Elliott, Don Sanders and John Broker.
In lieu of flowers memorial donations may be made to Clintonville Cemetery.
