Ruby L Myers

June 19, 1926 - September 28, 2015

Mattoon, IL – Ruby L Myers, age 89, of Mattoon, IL, passed away at 4:39 p.m., Monday, September 28, 2015, at Carle Foundation Hospital, Urbana, IL. The funeral service in her honor will begin at 1:00 p.m., Friday, October 2, 2015 with Rev, Keith South officiating at Mitchell-Jerdan Funeral Home, 1200 Wabash Avenue, Mattoon, IL, 61938. Interment will follow in Dodge Grove Cemetery, Mattoon, IL. Visitation will be held at the funeral home from 12:00 p.m., until time of services. Ruby was born on June 19, 1926 in Mt. Vernon, IL. The daughter of Joseph and Opal (Williams) Anderson. She married Phillip W. Myers on December 6, 1980, in Mattoon, IL. Survivors include her loving husband Phillip W. Myers of Mattoon, IL; one son, Alan Ueleke and his wife Georgia of Mattoon, IL; four daughters, Linda Jones and her husband Kenneth of Mattoon, IL, Brenda Wilkerson and her husband Frank of Estes Park, CO, Janice Pedigo of Ashmore, IL and Donna South and her husband Keith of Nephi, UT, one daughter-in-law Becky Ueleke of Mattoon, IL; twelve grandchildren and sixteen great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by; one son, Steve Ueleke; one brother and one sister. Ruby was a former employee of General Electric in Mattoon, IL and a member of the Epworth Methodist Church in Mt. Vernon, IL. She was known for her calm and quiet nature pursuing crossword puzzles and reading. Ruby’s greatest joy was her treasured time with her husband, children, grandchildren, great-grandchildren and their families, leaving behind fond and loving memories. Memorials in her honor may be made to the Donor’s Choice Please visit www.mitchell-jerdan.com or www.facebook.com/mitchelljerdanfuneralhome to light a virtual candle in her honor or share a memory with her family.