Ruby Jean Dumire, 86, of Front Royal, Va., passed away on Friday, Feb. 28, 2020, at Commonwealth Senior Living.
Mrs. Dumire was born on Nov. 8, 1933 in Morgantown, and raised by her mother, Garnet Cook Walls, and grandmother, Clara Cook. She was preceded in death by her mother and step father, Earl and Garnet Walls; husband, Thomas C. Dumire; daughter, Diane Dumire Short; sister, Virginia Walls Richmond; brother- and sister-in-law, Woodrow and Betty Dumire; and sister-in-law, Rose Dumire.
She was a member of Front Royal Baptist Temple and retired from the Front Royal K-Mart. For most of her life Ruby was a homemaker and gave selflessly to her family. She enjoyed cleaning the most, referring often to the standards learned from her mother and grandmother. She was strong in her faith and enjoyed her church family, Christian Women’s luncheons and gospel music. For many years Ruby kept a daily journal recording events large and small and was often relied on to recall the details. In recent months her thoughts were focused mainly on her childhood and she longed to walk in her grandma’s fields once again.
Survivors include her two daughters, Mary Dumire Nawrocki (David Nawrocki), of Concord, N.C., and Andrea Gilleland (Greg), of Front Royal, Va.; sister, Suzanne Kuhns, of Wierton; three grandchildren, Benjamin Riker (Merija), of Hibbing, Minn., Meghan Gilleland Turner (Richard), of Front Royal, Va., and Coleman Gilleland (Ashley), of Alexandria, Va.; great-grandson, George Turner, of Front Royal, Va., and niece, Sherry Dumire Condon (Chris), of Morgantown.
The family will receive friends at Maddox Funeral Home, 105 West Main Street, Front Royal, Va. from 6-8 p.m., Tuesday, March 3.
A funeral service will be held at Front Royal Baptist Temple, 25 West 18th St., Front Royal, Va. at 2 p.m. Wednesday, March 4, with Pastor Danny Clegg officiating. Entombment will follow at Panorama Memorial Gardens.
In lieu of flowers memorial donations may be made to Blue Ridge Hospice, 333 West Cork Street, Winchester, VA 22610 or to Front Royal Baptist Temple, 25 West 18th Street, Front Royal, VA 22630.
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