Mom slipped up to heaven to be with Dad on January 16, 2021.
She was 87. Born in Wilcox County, GA, January 19, 1933, on a small cotton farm. She grew up in a large family. She attended Unadilla High School in Unadilla, GA, where she was captain of the girls’ basketball team and graduated salutatorian of her senior class.
The Shelton family moved to central Florida in search of employment. He father, Hilton, worked in the citrus industry until he was killed in a work-related accident.
Ruby married Foy Maloy, Sr. of Winter Garden, FL and fell in love forever, the two were inseparable throughout their lives. They had three sons, Foy, Jr., Rick and Craig.
Ruby and Foy loved to travel and every summer for two weeks they packed up the Oldsmobile and off we went to see the wonders of the USA. Ruby made the best homemade pimento cheese sandwiches- they were the main survival staple during our travels.
Ruby was an incredible cook with amazing baking skills. If you ever had a bite of one of her specialty cakes, you know exactly how good she was. She had a PhD in “Cakeology” and proved her skills with homemade carrot cake, coconut cake and her famous mini-layered chocolate cake.
In addition to raising a family and maintaining a very active household, she held a full-time career in the early days of the telecommunications field. She worked in Winter Garden, FL at the Florida Telephone Company as a telephone operator.
As her career advanced, she began her college studies in 1971 at Valencia Community College in Orlando, FL and went on to earn an MBA degree at Rollins College in Winter Park, FL. Her famous homemade cakes helped her along her college path, her professors loved them.
In retirement, ruby and Foy brought their dream retirement home in Clayton, GA. A beautiful cabin nestled in the foot hills of the Great Smokey Mountains and enjoyed the mountain life for years. As they aged, they re-located back to Central Florida to be closer to their medical providers.
Mom was an amazing person, incredible mother and led an awesome life. We will all miss you.
Please respect the family as the family has requested the graveside service to be private due to COVID 19 restrictions.
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