Ruby Mae Smith

Ms. Ruby Mae Riles Smith, 84, of Cusseta, GA, died Monday, February, 18, 2013, at Columbus Hospice in Columbus, GA.

Funeral services will be held at 2:00 PM on Wednesday, February 20, 2013, at First Baptist Church of Cusseta with Reverend Mark Hudson and Tommy Parsons officiating. Burial will follow the service at Harmony Cemetery.  Serving as active pallbearers will be Ronnie Gill, Jr., Keith Gourd, David Smith, Jr., Bill Taylor, III, Jesse Abercrombie, Wayne Corbett, Sr., Matt Hughes, and Hank Field. The family will receive friends at the funeral home on Tuesday, February 19, 2013, from 6-8 pm.

Ms. Smith was born March 11, 1928, in Phenix City, AL, the daughter of Burrell Joseph Riles, Jr. and Jettie Mae Katherine Kent Riles. Mrs. Smith was preceded in death, in addition to her parents, by her husband, George Raymond Smith and one brother, Earl Joseph Riles, Jr.  She was a librarian and housewife.  She was a member of First Baptist Church of Cusseta where she served as church secretary, a Sunday School Teacher and a member of the WMU.

Survivors include one son, David G Smith(Jeanette) of Cusseta, three daughters, Nadine S. McGlaun (Vince), Patti S. Gourd (Danny), and Dolly S. Taylor (Bill), all of Cusseta, one sister, Evelyn Blasingame of Americus, GA, eight grandchildren, Tammie Hughes (Matt), Jeanie Field (Hank), Ronnie Gill, Jr., Keith Gourd, Jana Corbett (Wayne), David Smith, Jr. (Kacie), Carrie Abercrombie (Jesse), and Bill Taylor, III (Amber), thirteen great grandchildren, Kaitlynn Long, Candice Hughes, Olivia Gill, Tucker Gill, Wayne Corbett, Jr., Carson Corbett, Samantha Gourd, Joshua Abercrombie, Jacob Abercrombie, Annika Abercrombie, Kaylin Smith, Isabella Smith, Bill Taylor, IV.

Watson-Tante Funeral Home of Buena Vista, Georgia, was in charge of these arrangements.