Ruth was born March 23, 1933, in Raleigh, the only child of Reuben and Vera Henderson. She retired as a Nurse, working at Rankin General Hospital up and until her retirement. She lived the rest of her retirement life enjoying her grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
Ruth was predeceased in death by her husband, William Truitt Roberts and her granddaughters, Casey M. Roberts and Alicia Ann Lockhart.
Ruth is survived by her children; De Wayne (Neva) Roberts, Ruthie Lou Ann (Michael) Lockhart, Reuben Glenn (Evelyn) Roberts and Kenneth Ray (Sandy) Roberts; grandchildren, Kendra McIntyre, Justin Roberts, Catlin Ratliff, Shannon Maria Lockhart, William Michael Dwain Lockhart, Ben Roberts, Rachael Page, Chris Carter, Dashia Roberts, and Shaina Roberts; many great-grandchildren as well as a numerous other family members and friends.
A visitation will be held Friday, October 11, 2019, from 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m., and a funeral service will be held Saturday, October 12, 2019, at 12 noon, both at Baldwin-Lee Funeral Home, in Pearl. Interment will take place immediately following the funeral service at Floral Hills Memory Gardens in Pearl.