Ruby Dees

Mcleod

Obituary

Ruby Dees McLeod, 75, of Lakeland, Florida passed away Tuesday, June 28, 2005, at her residence. Her funeral service was held at 2:00 p.m. Sunday, July 3, 2005, in the Chapel of Bowen-Donaldson Home for Funerals with Elder Phillip Nichols officiating. Mrs. McLeod was laid to rest at Oak Ridge Cemetery.

Keith Dees, Gary Eckert, Paul White, Jimmy Dees, Larry Dees and Ronnie Long served as pallbearers.

Born July 18, 1929, in Berrien County, Mrs. McLeod was the daughter of the late W.C. Dees and Bertha Paar Dees. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Ben H. McLeod, Jr., who passed away in 1965. Before retiring, she was a bookkeeper for the Carpenters Local Union and Hungry Howies. She moved from Tifton to Lakeland, Florida in 1955.

Mrs. McLeod is survived by three daughters, Marcia Hall of Palm Bay, Florida, Joye Giglia of Lakeland, Florida and Diane Dorsey of North Carolina; one brother, J. M. Dees of Tifton' one sister, Frances Carter of Tifton; and three grandchildren.