Mrs. Ruby Lee (Moore) Scott

Ruby Lee Moore Scott, 92, of Peachtree City, passed away August 29, 2019. She was born the first child to the late Mr. and Mrs. Robert and Blanche Moore on December 7, 1926 in Perryville, West Jefferson County, Alabama. She was preceded in death by her Beloved husband of 44 years Henry Lee Scott, Jr (1991); oldest son, Henry Lee Scott, III (1971); mother, Blanche Delia Moore Mapp (1990) and step-father Nelson Mapp. Ruby’s mother Blanche, like so many intuitive African Americans during the time of unjust torment and civil rights strife, looked for a better life for her two young daughters, Ruby and Vera, approximately 11 and 9 years old and migrated to Detroit, Michigan seeking a better life during the Great Northward Migration, settling on the West Side of Detroit with their grandmother Pellie and many other relatives who previously migrated from the South. THANK YOU for your journey of courage and faith. Ruby attended and graduated from Northwestern High School in Detroit, participating in sports and achieved recognition with several trophies and ribbons for Track and Field. Ruby met Henry L Scott, Jr. also a graduate of Northwestern High School, and an amateur boxer with the renowned original Kronz Boxing Center in Detroit. Henry was an accomplished singer and trumpeter with the Scott family from the original New Light Baptist Church. Henry, a WWII Veteran & Ruby married in January 1947 and during their marriage had 4 beautiful children. As a young mother Ruby was as a homemaker, but remained active in her children’s school activities by volunteering (in her children’s opinion) for every single thing she could at Pattengail Elementary School where her children attended school, then began a career with the Detroit Public school system as a secretary, remained active in the local PTA holding several positions, always seeming to have all the meetings at the family home. Ruby was also a Den Mother for the local Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts that her children were a part of. Ruby enjoyed an active parenting, community, volunteer and social life through various activities and social standings with Henry in The Idlewilders and other community organizations. Ruby was a member of The Westside Improvement Association, and long- time member of Gesu and Saint Theresa Catholic School Parishes. Ruby developed her eye and passion for fashion and accepted a position with the legendary J L Hudson Company of Detroit in their Couture Department promoting and selling such fashion icons as Christian Dior, Coco Chanel, Giorgio Armani and others, retiring from JL Hudson in 1991. Some of her hobbies were sewing, traveling, line dancing, bingo and making the best macaroni and cheese and home made rolls (like Aunt Elvira’s). After retirement, Ruby also lived in West Bloomfield Hills, Mi, Dumfries, Virginia and Peachtree City, GA where she enjoyed spending time with her grandsons, then later with her Great-grandchildren. To Celebrate a Life Well Lived and to carry forth her tradition of love, commitment to family and a selfless duty to community, she leaves behind her cherished children, Sheila Rosarian George of Novi, MI; Laura Scott Dinkins (John Sr) of Peachtree, City, GA; and Eugene Andrew Scott, II of Alexandria, VA; grandchildren, John Anthony Dinkins, Jr, (Jessica) of Peachtree City; and Carlos LaMar Dinkins, Sr (Chelsea) of Miami, FL; great grandchildren, John Jr. and Jessica’s children, Brooklyn Anani Dinkins, John Anthony Dinkins, III and Mason Carlos Dinkins ; Carlos and Chelsea’s son, Carlos “Charlie” Lee Dinkins. Ruby is also survived by her lovely sister Vera Veronica Weiss of North Palm Beach, FL; nephews, Gregory Carl Weiss of Mandeville, LA/West Bloomfield, MI; Herbert Augustus Weiss, Jr (Kristi) of North Palm, FL, /Detroit, MI; and Leven Comer Weiss, II of West Bloomfield, MI); and niece Diana Blanche Weiss of Chicago, IL; first cousins, grand nieces and nephews, a plethora of friends and well- wishers. The family will receive friends from 4:00-7:00pm on Wednesday, September 4, 2019 at Carmichael-Hemperley Funeral Home, 135 Senoia Road, Peachtree City, GA 30269. The family will receive friends 9:30-10:30am on Saturday, September 7, 2019 at Swanson Funeral Home, 14751 West McNichols, Detroit, MI 48235. Funeral services will be in the funeral home chapel at 10:30am with interment to follow at Elmwood Cemetery.