Ruby Ott

1926-2008

Ruby Ott, 82, of Longview, Texas, died April 30, 2008, in Jacksonville, Texas. Graveside services will be 10 a.m. Friday in Osyka Cemetery in Osyka, under the direction of Hartman-Sharkey Funeral Home in McComb.

Mrs. Ott was born Jan. 11, 1926, in Pampa, Texas, to William Earl and Celia Arvilla Minatre.

She moved to Longview in 1986. She was a retired employee of the federal government, and part of that time was served in Washington, D.C. She was an avid quilter, and belonged to the Piney Woods Quilters Association, Piece Makers Quilt Guild in Marshall and the Country Patches Quilt Guild. Mrs. Ott was a charter member of the Sage Society Book Club and a lifetime member of the Longview Newcomers Club. She was a volunteer and trainer for the American Cancer Society Reach to Recovery Program for 25 years. She was a member of Mobberly Baptist Church.

Mrs. Ott was preceded in death by her husband, Ronald Harry Ott, in 1971 and her parents.

Survivors include her daughter, Linda Ott Compton and husband Jerry of Jacksonville; a niece, Jan Mays of Irving, Texas; two nephews, Gary Love and David Armstrong, both of Dallas; and several other nieces, nephews and other relatives.
Memorial contributions may be made to the American Cancer Society, P.O. Box 906, Longview, TX 75606 or to the First United Methodist Church, 1031 S. E. Loop 456, Jacksonville, TX 75766.

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