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RUBY LEE WILLIAMS

Born:  September 23, 1926
 Died:  September 21, 2011
Ruby Lee Williams, 84, formerly of Fairview, KY, passed away Wednesday, September 21, 2011 at the Golden Years Nursing Home, Hamilton, Ohio.  She was born September 23, 1926 at East Bernstadt, KY to Jarvis and Lilly (Patton) Williams.
She was a teacher for 36 years at Latonia Elementary and 10th District Schools and a member of Decoursey Baptist Church.  She was a graduate of East Bernstadt High School and Eastern Kentucky University.  She had a lifelong interest in songwriting and Southern Gospel Music and made many recordings.  She was the founder of the Sunnyside Trio, a popular gospel trio in the 50's and 60's.  She was also pianist for the Ball Family for over 30 years.
She was preceded in death by her parents, one brother, Nolan Williams, and three sisters, Leona Meadors, Lula Stewart, and Lorine Rader, and a niece, Wanda Guthrie.
She is survived by four nieces and one nephew:  Janice Frances, Anna Thompson, Peggy (Gerri) Gullett, Rosalie Castleberry, Ron Rader.
Service was held at Stahlheber Baptist Church, 1800 Stahlheber Rd., Hamilton, OH interment at Floral Hills, Taylor Mill, KY

 
 
 
After Ruby went to the nursing home, this letter was found among her belongings.  It gives real insight into her soul and her relationship to God.  Ruby has been found "faithful" and may her words lead us all to want to "Brighten the Corner Where We Are.  
 

            Sunday Night
   September 23, 1956

Today was my birthday.  It was just like most other Sundays--I went to Sunday Shool and Church.  One important point brought out in the morning message was "To brighten the corner where you are."  Looking back over the years, I guess there have been times when my corner was pretty gloomy, yet I would like to think that by my life and through the use of my limited talents I have "brightened" some corners.  Charlie, Lorine, and I went to Lang's for dinner.  Skeeter called and I spent the rest of the afternoon with her and Georgia.  We sang at church tonight, "Mansion Over the Hilltop" and "When You Travel All Alone."  I'm sure no one knew that these songs had a deeper meaning to me tonight than ever before.  Only God sees inside.
Thirty years old!  How time flies.  There were so many things I had planned to accomplish before my thirtieth birthday.  So many things I wanted to do.  So many things I tried to do but somehow things turned out so differently.  But I can't complain.  God has been good to me and I'm most grateful.  You see, when I was fourteen years old, I thought I didn't have long to live.  I asked God to just let me live to be thirty years old.  To me that seemed such a long time off and thirty was an old age.  Just a few years, and here it is.  Yes, God has answered my prayer, and I am so thankful.  Yet, I guess I'm selfish and greedy, because life is still meaningful to me and I would like to live a while longer.  Tonight my prayer is for God's will to be done in my life.  If He sees fit to call me, I'm ready.  If He still can use me in His service, and grants to me a few more weeks, months, or years, I'm ready to do His will.
Each day extended to me will be a gift--a gift of time.  May I use that time in doing things that will be a blessing to someone else.  May I from this day forward "Brighten the Corner Where I Am."
                                                Ruby

What a blessing Ruby was to our group and to all the people who heard her use her talents praising the Lord!

We will miss her so much but we'll meet again on the other side.