Ruby enjoyed gardening, crocheting, visiting close friends, going to casinos, and attending church.
She is survived by two daughters; Mary Ellen Kidd, Chynthia Shinault, two sons; Rusty Payne and Joe Payne, one sister Sally Solf, five brothers; Willie Joe, Winifred, Douglas, David and Anthony Black, several grandchildren, great, great-great, and great-great-great-grandchildren.
Ruby was preceded in death by her parents, her husband, Thurman Underwood, two brothers, one sister, and two sons.