Ruby Shearin Allsbrook

ENFIELD - Ruby Thomas Shearin Allsbrook "Aunt Ruby", age 93, passed away Monday, June 7, 2010. She was born January 4, 1917, in the Wood Community of Franklin County. She was the daughter of the late H. B. Shearin, Sr. and Mae Gupton Shearin. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Robert W. Allsbrook, Sr., in 1979, and brothers, Ronald Shearin of Louisburg and Creech Shearin of Rocky Mount. Ruby was a graduate of Park View Nursing School of Rocky Mount in 1939. She made a career as a registered nurse at a private practice in Enfield. She was a member of the Enfield Baptist Church, the Ladies Bible Class of Enfield Baptist Church, and the Park View Alumnae Association. After retiring, Ruby continued to care for others at Nash General Hospital where she enjoyed working as a volunteer. Perhaps her greatest enjoyment came from working in the chocolate kitchen at Aunt Ruby's Peanuts where she was the ultimate quality control as she lovingly inspected all the chocolate clusters, packaged and weighed them before they left her kitchen. Ruby leaves behind to cherish her memory, son, Robert W. Allsbrook Jr. and wife Jackie of Rocky Mount; daughter, Shearin A. Johnson of Rocky Mount; grandchildren, Kathryn "Kitty" Allsbrook Norsworthy of Rocky Mount, Robert W. Allsbrook III (Julia) of Enfield, Shannon Johnson Haynes (David) of Arlington VA, and Brian E. Johnson (Cherie) of Raleigh; and great-grandchildren, Jacqueline Allsbrook Norsworthy and Joseph Chapman Norsworthy of Rocky Mount, Emory Jane Haynes and Caroline Allsbrook Haynes of Arlington VA, Ruby Liles Allsbrook and Clara Ann Allsbrook of Enfield. Ruby will also be remembered by her sisters, Hodgie S. McGinty of Augusta GA, and Louise S. Riddick of Rocky Mount; brothers, Hugh G. Shearin (June) of Rocky Mount, and H.B. Shearin Jr. (Edith) of Louisburg; and special friend and sister-in-law, Emily Crews Shearin of Rocky Mount. She is also survived by many nieces and nephews whom she loved. The family will receive friends and relatives from 6:30p.m. to 8:30p.m. Tuesday, June 8, 2010, at Wheeler and Woodlief Funeral Home. A service to celebrate Ruby's life will be 11:00a.m. Wednesday, June 9, 2010, at Lakeside Baptist Church. A committal service will follow at 3:00pm at the Elmwood Cemetery in Enfield. Flowers will be accepted or memorials may be made to the Nash Community College Park View Scholarship Fund, P.O. Box 7488, Rocky Mount NC 27804 or the Alzheimer's Research Foundation, 225 N. Michigan Avenue, Floor 17, Chicago IL 60601. Arrangements by Wheeler and Woodlief Funeral Home, 1130 N. Winstead Ave., Rocky Mount, NC. You may share your memories and condolences to the family by visiting www.wheelerandwoodlief.com. Visitation Wheeler & Woodlief Funeral Home & Cremation Services 1130 N. Winstead Ave. Rocky Mount, NC 27804 ID ) ); ?>"> --> 252-451-8800 --> | Tuesday 6/8, 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm Service Lakeside Baptist Church 1501 Sunset Avenue Rocky Mount, NC 27804 ID ) ); ?>"> --> 252-446-0126 --> | Wednesday 6/9, 11:00 am Cemetery Elmwood Cemetery 23 Justice Branch Road Enfield, NC 27823