Ruby

Riley

Reflection of Life

Ruby Jean Flowers Riley was born as the youngest daughter on July 12, 1953, to the late Marshall Doc Flowers and Lula Mae Beason Flowers, and she departed this life on February 24, 2025.

At an early age Ruby accepted Jesus Christ as her Lord and Savior. She began her Christian stewardship at Saint John Missionary Baptist Church as a youth leader under the leadership of Pastor Purvis Moore. She had many memories of taking the youth on overnight trips, and would always discuss how all the young people would love to pile up in her room. After Pastor Moore resign as Shepherd, she continued to serve God by joining Saint Hill Missionary Baptist Church under the leadership of Pastor Billy Ray Nichols and later rejoin Saint John Missionary Baptist Church under the current leader Pastor Anthony Robinson.

As a child she attended East Scott School and N.H. Pilate School until the 8th grade. After finishing school, she began to work at the Poultry Plant in Forest, Mississippi and a lumber yard in Morton, Mississippi.

Ruby transitioned into her eternal home on Monday, February 24, 2025, at Oshsner Rush Hospital in Meridian, Mississippi. She is preceded in death by her mother Lula Mae Beason Flowers, her father Marshall Doc Flowers, her son Jimmy Dale Flowers, her daughters Cheryl Lynn Riley and Rebecca Diane Flowers, her sister Mary Jane Davis, her brothers Sammy Lee Flowers, Walter Lee Flowers, Albert Lee Flowers, and William Buck Flowers.

She leaves to cherish her memories her son Robert Flowers (CeCe), three daughters Joann Flowers, Cassandra Flowers, and Tamera Riley all of Newton, Mississippi. She also leaves one brother Marshall Doc Flowers Jr. (Linda) of Kalamazoo, Michigan, and two sisters Onnie Mae Donald of Newton, Mississippi and Annie Lee Keys of Louin, Mississippi. She leaves behind 15 grandchildren in which she raised as her own, Andreas Flowers, Adrienne Flowers, Jeffrey Chambers, Tytiana Flowers all of Birmingham Alabama. Bill Flowers, Darius Flowers, De'Angelo Flowers, Avante Flowers, Jakayla Flowers, and Marquita Sanders, Shaniyah Flowers and Skylar Riley all of Newton, Mississippi, Shanqualia Cooper (Andrew) of Dallas, Texas, Jacarra Flowers and Jermeeka Grass both of Atlanta, Georgia. Ruby was blessed with 7 great-grandchildren and a host of nieces, nephews, aunts, uncles, and cousins.