Ruby Lee Carr

Mrs. Carr was born August 26, 1922, in Newton County, Texas, to Robert H. and Nancy Griggs. She graduated from Kirbyville ISD. She married Russell James Carr on April 9, 1948, in Beaumont. He preceded her in death on December 20, 2002.

Mrs. Carr worked for Gulf States Utilities in Beaumont until she became a stay at home mom and raised her daughters. The family moved to Longview in 1960, and she became very active in church and school activities. She taught the 3-year-old Sunday school class for many years and helped start the Mother's Day Out program at Greggton First Baptist Church. She was a lifetime member of the PTA and a dedicated supporter of her children at Pine Tree schools. She loved making quilts for all of her children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren.

She is survived by her daughters and sons-in-law, Nancy Royce and husband, Ralph, of Dickinson, Texas, Judy Stone and husband, Mark, of Longview, Texas, Lee Ann Berry and husband, James, of Hallsville, Texas, and Lera Scudday and husband, Don Dodson, of Avinger, Texas; grandchildren, Kate Walters and husband, Matt, of Toluca Lake, Calif., Justin Stone and wife, Lindsey, of Prosper, Texas, Leslie Casey of Grapevine, Texas, Brooke Berry of Hallsville, Texas, Marshall McIntosh of Avinger, Texas, Michael Stone and wife, Stacy, of Denton, Texas, Russell Royce and wife, Veronica, of Euless, Texas, and Lauren Aguilar and husband, Ed, of Kilgore, Texas; great -grandchildren, Hayden and Emily Casey, Shianne McIntosh, Caleb Wimsey, Madeline Walters and Grayson Stone; and sister, Mary Griggs Hicks of Jasper, Texas.

Funeral services will be 1 p.m. today, September 19, 2011, at Lakeview Mausoleum Chapel, 5000 West Harrison Road, Longview, TX 75604, with Chaplin Rick Webb officiating.