Ruby Lee Matheny

Ruby exemplified compassion and giving. She was the mother of three children while many others considered her their surrogate mother. She cared deeply for her family, had a firm belief in God, and a passion for service to the poor and did so without obligation. She consistently cooked and delivered meals to the homes of the sick and spent countless weekends preparing meals for the homeless – for many decades.

Ruby was predeceased by her mother Annie Ruth Williams, father Clarence Williams, sister Ernestine Glover, brother Herman Jackson, and daughter Adrienne Carroll. She is survived by her son Kenyatta Matheny (Therese), daughter Monique Matheny, son-in-law Vernon Carroll, sister-in-law Connie Jackson, grandchildren Korey Carroll, Denzel Carroll (Kiana), Ava Bogdanovich, Piper Matheny, and Vivian Matheny along with many loving great-grand-children, nieces, and nephews.

Services will be held at St. Josaphat Parish located at 2311 N. Southport Ave., Chicago, IL 60614 on Friday, January 20, 2023 at 10:30am. In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations be made to the Hands of Mercy Ministry at St. Josaphat Parish, a cause Ruby’s life personified. Hands of Mercy provides aid to the poor as well as the marginalized in Chicago, regardless of religious beliefs, race, or nationality. 

Donations can be made at https://www.givecentral.org/location/80/event/422.

Arrangements by Drake & Son Funeral Home, 773-561-6874 or www.DrakeandSonFuneralHome.com.