She is preceded in death by her loving husband of 61 years, Avern “Buddy” Whaley; two brothers, Odell Pugh and Bengie Pugh.
She was a Sunday School Teacher at Mount Olive First Baptist Church. She was passionate about witnessing to people about the Lord.
She is survived by her two sons, Harold Whaley (Vida) and Mike Whaley (Tammy); a daughter, Myra Reed (Rob); her sister, Shirley Wise (Leland); grandchildren, Ronny Whaley (Amanda), Ryan Whaley (Audra), Robyn Whaley, Justin Whaley, Brittany Whaley Weber (Matt), Daniel Whaley (Meredith), Joshua Reed, and Zac Reed (Alycia); great grandchildren, Presli Whaley, Bradley Weber, Lawson Whaley, Ella Whaley, Addison Whaley, Ava Whaley, Miles Whaley, John Mark Weber, and Daniel Weber.
The family would like to extend a special thanks to Ashley Trawick, Debra Lowrimore, Trenna Smith, Nikial Bufford, and Tami Dunnam for their loving care and support for our Mom.
A graveside service will be held Saturday, December 19, 2020 at 11:30 AM in the Garden of Everlasting Life, at Oakwood Memorial Gardens, Gardendale, Alabama.
In lieu of flowers, the family request donations be made to the Jimmie Hale Mission in memory of Ruby Whaley to continue her love and joy of providing meals for people. Go to www.jimmiehalemission.com and go to the donation page, then please use the "Dedicate this Donation" button to dedicate your donation in Ruby's honor.
Fond memories and expressions of sympathy may be shared at www.ridoutsgardendalechapel.com for the Whaley family.
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