Ruby Peeler Lassiter

Ruby Peeler Lassiter, age 95 of NC Hwy 150 South, passed away early Thursday (5-29-2014) in Rowan Regional Hospital, Salisbury, NC after declining health of 6 months. A funeral service will be 2:00 PM Sunday, at Smith Grove Baptist Church where she was a member, conducted by Rev. Terry Smith. Burial will follow in Smith Grove Baptist Church Cemetery. Visitation will be 6:00 to 8:00 PM Saturday at Davidson Funeral Home Lexington Chapel and other times at the home of Darrell and Becky Koonts, 128 Oakmont Terrace, Lexington, NC . Ruby was born in Rowan County on January 03, 1919, to Clarence Wilbert Peeler and Dora Lyerly Peeler. She graduated from Granite Quarry High School in 1935 and was retired from R.W. Norman’s in Salisbury. She was a member of several Senior Citizens Groups and at her church was a member of the Rosa Lanning Circle (WMU). On September 11, 1937, she married Jesse Ray Lassiter who preceded her in death on November 6, 1996, along with her parents; brothers, Bernard, Cecil and Bill Peeler; sisters, Kathleen Lanning, Virginia Holshouser, Phyllis Collins, and Jeanette Crook. Surviving Ruby are, daughters, Nancy Cagle (Ronald) of Fort Worth TX, Becky Koonts (Darrell) of Lexington and Barbara Foster (Butch) of Southport; 7 grandchildren, Jeff Forrest, Barry Forrest, Tim Koonts, Rusty Koonts, Chris Foster, Debbie Weimer, and Lynn Nelson; 14 great-grandchildren, Aaron Forrest, Jessie Forrest, Nick Forrest, Hillary Forrest, Matthew Forrest, Sara Forrest, Megan Koonts, Taylor Koonts, Jordon Koonts, Jack Koonts, Morgan Nelson, Nick Nelson, , Justin Creech and Chelsea Jones; 7 great-great grandchildren; a brother Arnold Peeler (Ann) of Rockwell, and a sister, Jean Shuping of Rockwell; a special niece Joan Young; and special friends who helped care for Ruby, Jim and Shelby Orrell, Vee Condrey, Bonnie Byerly, Margie Everhart, Hattie and Dave Cummins, Sharon and Ed Frye . Memorials in Ruby’s memory can be directed to Smith Grove Baptist Church Cemetery Fund, 3462 Sowers Road, Linwood, NC 27299.