The Edward Algood Family

25089. Ruby Cleo¹¹ Smith (Henry Loring Mullen¹⁰, Louis Loring Harrison⁹, Amanda Melvina (Vine)⁸, Priscilla⁷ Allgood, Wyatt⁶, William (Pikey) Henry⁵, William John⁴, Edward³, William², Edward¹ Algood) was born in Lincoln Co., MS December 22, 1920. Ruby died March 17, 2006 in Brookhaven, Lincoln Co., MS. OBIT: Services for Ruby Cleo Smith Case, of Brookhaven, are 2 p.m. Tuesday, March 21, 2006, at Macedonia Baptist Church with burial in the cemetery. Brookhaven Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Visitation is Monday from 5 to 9 p.m. at the funeral home and from 1 to 2 p.m. Tuesday at the church.

Mrs. Case, 85, died March 17, 2006, at Beverly Health Care. She was born in Lincoln County on Dec. 22, 1920, to Henry Loring Smith and Mary Ann Smith.

She was a retired seamstress with Stahl Urban. She was a member of Macedonia Bapist Church. She wa a lifelong resident of Lincoln County.

Preceding her in death were her parents; her husband, James R. Case; her brother, Whitney Smith; and her sisters, Melba Sykes, and Mildred Sykes.

Survivors are her son, Gerald J. Case and his wife, Lisa, of Woodward, Okla.; her daughters, Ernestine Gatlin and her husband, Lee Edward, of Bogue Chitto, and Irma Jean Ross and her husband, Roland, of Brookhaven; her brother, Henry L. Smith Jr. and his wife, Johnnie, of Stilwell, Okla.; her grandchildren, Vickie Brown, and Jamie Gatlin and his wife, Francis, all of Bogue Chitto, Julie Gray and her husband, Kent, of Helena, Ala., Ronney Ross and his wife, Elizabeth, of Brookhaven, Ryan Ross and his wife, Mary, Rusty Case, and Lisa Moak and her husband, Brian, all of Summit, Jennifer Case, of Chickasha, Okla., and Garrett Case of Woodward; 18 great-grandchildren; and two great-great-grandchildren.

She married James (Jake) R. Case 1930. James was born March 31, 1916. James died November 3, 1993 in Brookhaven, Lincoln Co., MS.

Ruby Cleo Smith and James (Jake) R. Case had the following children:

 41703 i. Ernestine E¹² Case (living).

 41704 ii. Irma Jean Case (living).

 41705 iii. Gerald James Case was born July 17, 1945.

 41706 iv. Infant Case was born October 20, 1950. Infant died October 20, 1950. The infant was buried in Macedonia Baptist Church Cemetery, Lincoln Co., MS

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