Ruby Wright Young passed away quietly in her home Sunday evening, April 12, 2015, surrounded by family and friends. A native of Cleveland County, N.C., she was preceded in death by her husband, Raymond Young; and her parents, Charlie and Margaret Ware Wright. Ruby was also preceded in death by her siblings, Broadus, Joseph, Virgil, Graham, Spurgeon, Ruth, Horace, Mary (Nell) and John. Ruby served in the U.S. Air Force during the Korean War.
She graduated from George Washington University in Washington, D.C., and retired from Washington State University as a graduate program coordinator; while there, she earned a master's degree.
She is survived by two daughters, Raven Young and Runell LaPlante and husband Jerry, all of Shelby, N.C.; grandchildren Anthony Gallina and Asti Gallina of Washington state; amd sister Lois Mason of Madison Heights, Va.
She was deeply loved by her family and many friends and will be missed by all who knew her.
The family will receive friends from 2 to 4 p.m. Saturday at Cecil M. Burton Funeral Home and Crematory in Shelby. A private burial will be held at a later time.
Memorials may be made to: Alzheimer's Association, 3800 Shamrock Drive, Charlotte, N.C. 28215; or National Glaucoma Assoication, c/o Bright Focus Foundation, 22512 Gateway Center Drive, Clarksburg, Md., 20871.
Cecil M. Burton Funeral Home and Crematory is serving the family of Mrs. Young. A guest registry is available at www.cecilmburtonfuneralhome.com.
