Rubye Calhoun Todd

ROCKY MOUNT - Rubye Calhoun Todd, age 100, passed away on Wednesday, June 14, 2017. A month shy of my 101st birthday, I stepped confidently into eternity. I lived a full life, all of it as an Edgecombe county girl, and was proud to call Rocky Mount home. After graduating from West Edgecombe High School in 1933, I was awarded a college scholarship but went to work for Mickey Dawson at Standard Drug Company. I enjoyed assisting him and was given a chance to become a pharmacist. But I was too afraid to take the test. I am glad todays young women are braver than I was at their age. I am proud of them. I enjoyed the love of family and friends. My husband, Romney Todd, was the love of my life and the most handsome man I ever met. Together we raised two beautiful daughters, Brenda and Linda, and enjoyed a grandson, Todd, and a great grandson, Taylor. My eight brothers and sisters were not just siblings, they were my best friends too. We laughed together, cried together, and made wonderful memories together I am survived by siblings, Cecil Calhoun, Ella Coats, and Gladys Shelton; daughter, Brenda and her husband Warren Weise; daughter, Linda Todd; grandson and his wife, Todd and Melynda Parks; great grandson, Taylor Parks; dear friends, John and Judy Williford; and many nieces and nephews. I worshiped at Proctors Chapel Baptist Church and was an active member of the West Edgecombe Homemakers Club. I am thankful for family and friends, particularly my extended family and Brookdale caregivers, for their kindness and support. I tried to live a life that honored Him, but I know I fell short. Still my grandson assures me that the Lord will greet me with, “Well done thy good and faithful servant.” To those I leave behind, I look forward to you joining me in Heaven one day. I read that even the streets are paved with gold. Until then, cherish every moment and a live a full life. A Funeral Service will be held on Monday, June 19, 2017 at 2:00 PM in the Chapel of Wheeler Woodlief Funeral Home Cremation Services with Pastor Walt Cooper officiating. Burial will follow at Pineview Cemetery. Visitation with the family will be from 12:30 PM to 1:30 PM prior to the service in the Atrium of Wheeler Woodlief Funeral Home. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Christian Aid Mission, P.O. Box 9037, Charlottesville, VA 22906 or Nash Health Care System Hospice Palliative Care, 2460 Curtis Ellis Drive, Rocky Mount, NC 27804. Arrangements entrusted to Wheeler Woodlief Funeral Home Cremation Services, 1130 N. Winstead Avenue, Rocky Mount, NC 27804. You may share memories and condolences with the family by visiting www.wheelerwoodlief.com. Visitation Wheeler & Woodlief Funeral Home & Cremation Services 1130 N. Winstead Ave. Rocky Mount, NC 27804 ID ) ); ?>"> --> 252-451-8800 --> | Monday 6/19, 12:30 pm - 1:30 pm Service Chapel of Wheeler & Woodlief Funeral Home 1130 N. Winstead Avenue Rocky Mount, NC 27804 ID ) ); ?>"> --> 252-451-8800 --> | Monday 6/19, 2:00 pm Cemetery Pineview Cemetery 761 N. Raleigh Road Rocky Mount, NC 27801