Ruby Morgan

Ruby grew up in a 1 room house in Vickery, TX. They didn’t have any central heat and the house was very drafty so she would heat up a brick to keep her feet warm. She worked in the cotton fields for 25 cents a day and only received new shoes in the winter. While attending school Ruby would take homemade biscuits in a tin can for her lunch.Ruby was a hard working woman who was strong willed and very determined. She was never afraid to let you know what she was thinking, but at the same time was very sweet and understanding. As a young woman she sang for First Baptist Church of Vickery, and no matter which church she attended always gave her tithe. Ruby enjoyed dancing at Longhorn Ballroom, gardening and cooking. She could cook almost anything but her desert was always a favorite. She would make amazing coconut cream and lemon pies, and boxes of fudge. She liked to use her riding lawn mower while wearing her big hat, be doing anything outdoors, go fishing and spend every weekend at the lake.She was a loving wife, mother, grandmother and great grandmother who like listening to classic music such as; Elvis, Patsy Cline and Jim Reeves. She never forgot to send a Hallmark birthday card to her family members and no matter what the circumstance was she rescued any animal in need. There was even an instance were her son in law accidentally hit a dog and she took it to the vet and got a cast on his leg. Above all the animals she owned and rescued Ruby loved her chickens; she would even collect and sell their eggs.She is preceded by her sons Shelly Thomas Downs III, Philip Michael Downs and David Anthony Downs.She is survived by her sons Craig Downs and wife Julie, James Morgan and wife Marcy; daughter Deborah Braudaway and husband Bo; 22 grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren.