Ruby Gay Smith Obituary
It is always difficult saying goodbye to someone we love and cherish. Family and friends must say goodbye to their beloved Ruby Gay Smith of Fordyce, Arkansas, born in Laurel, Mississippi, who passed away at the age of 79, on February 28, 2025. Family and friends can send flowers and/or light a candle as a loving gesture for their loved one. Leave a sympathy message to the family in the guestbook on this memorial page of Ruby Gay Smith to show support.
She was predeceased by: her parents, Bernice Poore and Myrle Johnson Poore; her husband Lonnie "Jack" Smith; and her brothers, Bart Sheffield, Donald Poore and Richard Poore.
She is survived by: her daughters, Katherine Moody (Jerry) of Fordyce, Amanda Purifoy (Jermy) of Harmony Grove and Betrice Davis of Bearden; her sister Sue Poore of Laurel, MS; and her grandchildren, Amber Davis, Nathan Davis, Jacob Davis, Tyler Moody, Shelby Moody, Zack Purifoy and Bryce Purifoy. She is also survived by six great grandchildren.
