Ruby Gorden Brown Winter, 96, died Monday, June 23, 2014 at Bruce Community Living Center. She was the daughter of the late Early Brown and Dovie James Brown. She was a faithful member of Pleasant Ridge Church, where she served as secretary and treasurer for several years, and also sang in the adult choir. After her retirement from factory work at Glenn Slacks, she and her husband, Doyle, founded and ran Winter Feed and Seed Store in Vardaman for 15 years. She was well-known throughout Calhoun County for the home-cooked meals she prepared and served every day at the feed store to whomever happened to stop by. She was a community news correspondent for The Monitor Herald for 60 years and The Calhoun County Journal for 49 years. She also served as the female chairperson for Calhoun County Farm Bureau for four years.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband of 60 years, Doyle Winter, and her only son, Gwin Dale Winter, in 2011, as well as her two brothers, Ollie M. Brown and L.Q. Brown, and her sister, Earlene Alexander.
She is survived by her daughter-in-law, Gail Hobson Winter, Ripley; two grandsons, Michael Todd (Sidra Patterson) Winter, Pontotoc, and James Ryan (Jenni Tompkins) Winter, Grenada and great-grandchildren, Chandler Beth Winter and Allie Grace Winter, Tupelo, and Tripp McCrory, Grenada, and one sister, Peggy Cowsert, Bruce.
Visitation is today, Wednesday, June 25, at Pleasant Ridge Baptist Church from noon until time of her funeral service at 2 p.m. Bro. James Brown will be officiating and Bro. Jr. Ritchie assisting. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Pallbearers will be Easley Brown, Emmitt Brown, Larry Brown, William Brown and Robert Tedford.
Parker Memorial Funeral Home in Bruce is in charge of arrangements.