Ruby Batchelor Speight

Ruby Batchelor Speight September 25, 1930 – April 24, 2016 Ruby Batchelor Speight, 85, of Wilson passed away Sunday. A graveside service will be conducted at 11 a.m. Wednesday in Evergreen Memorial Park, Wilson. The family will receive friends Tuesday evening from 6:30 – 8:30 p.m. at Joyner’s Funeral Home, 4100 Raleigh Road Parkway, Wilson. Ruby is survived by her daughters, Vivian S. Bridges of Elm City, and Sandra Mercer Tart and husband, Thurman of Coats; her sons, Fred Thomas Speight, Jr. of Hot Springs, and Jeffery Joseph Speight and wife, Deneane of Angier; her granddaughters, Candida Askew, Danni Speight, and Hannah Speight; her grandsons, Zack Speight, D.J. Bridges, and Chris Bridges; great-granddaughter, Kiah Speight; great-grandsons, Chase Askew, and Cole Askew, and her sisters, Raymeta Stancil and husband, Roland of Rocky Mount, and Lorraine Mattox of Greenville. She was preceded in death by her husband, Fred “Tom” Thomas Speight; daughter-in-law, Shirley Speight, and son-in-law, Randy Bridges. Flowers are welcome or memorials may be directed to any hospice of one’s choice; Wilson County Rescue Squad, PO Box 3911, Wilson, North Carolina 27895, or the Eastern Star,8601 Tyson Farm Road, Stantonsburg, Wilson, North Carolina 27883. Condolences may be directed to www.joyners.net.