Ruby Irene Railey, 99, of Columbus, GA passed peacefully at Orchard View Rehabilitation & Skilled Nursing Center on May 21, 2024. Ruby was born in Ozark, AL to the late Bessie and Moses Johnson on February 28, 1925. Ruby was a faithful and loving wife to the late Ross Dewey Railey for 66.5 years. She was a lifetime member of Trinity Assembly of God Church and showed her faith and love for God through her actions every day. Ruby radiated love among all those around her. She took her passion for crochet and crocheted for NICU babies and women with cancer at Piedmont Medical Center. She was a strong and resilient person with a great personality and all those who knew her loved her. She enjoyed working in the yard as well as playing bingo and dominoes. Most of all, she loved her family. Ruby will be deeply missed by those who knew and loved her.
Ruby is preceded in death by her husband, Ross Dewey Railey; son, Ross Eugene Railey; and sisters, Ruth Snellgrove & Reba Jeanette Montgomery. She is survived by her two grandsons, Brian Railey (Angelica) and Jeffrey Railey (Sophia); two great-grandchildren, Drew Railey and Angelina Railey; and cousins, Lee Railey, Madge Railey, and Jean Poole.