Ruby Estelle Maddox

Ruby E. Wilmore Maddox was born June 21, 1928 in Jensen Beach/Eden, Florida. She departed this present life July 10, 2011. In Christ at death is to be with Christ in eternal life. She is the great-granddaughter of Cpt. Thomas E. Richards, founder of Eden, Florida 1879, and pioneer of the first Indian River pineapple plantation. A 1952 graduate of Grady School of Nursing, Ruby is a fourth generation registered nurse in the Richards family and a direct descendant of Linda Richards, America s first registered nurse. She was preceded in death by her husband James Freeman Maddox. They resided in Stone Mountain, GA for 45 years, and then moved to Cumming, GA in 2004. She is survived by her twin sister Mary Simon, and sister-in-law Jackie Maddox, children Larry and Katrinka Maddox, Dan and Pam Wolf, son Richard Maddox, eight grandchildren, and eleven great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be Thursday, July 14, 2011 at 11:00 am at McDonald & Son Funeral Home with Dr. Joseph C. Morecraft officiating. The family will receive friends from 9:30 am until the hour of the service. Burial service will follow at the Georgia National Cemetery, in Canton, GA at 1:30pm. In lieu of flowers, please send a contribution to Hephzibah Children's Home in Macon, GA. Arrangements by McDonald and Son Funeral Home & Crematory, 150 Sawnee Drive, Cumming, GA 30040 (770) 886-9899