Obituary of Ruby Louise Osborne

Talladega – Ruby Louise Hampton Osborne, 87, passed away June 22, 2021. Her funeral service will be 11:00 a.m., Friday, June 25 at Usrey Funeral Home in Talladega with Tommy Strickland officiating. A visitation will be from 5:00 until 7:00 p.m., Thursday evening June 24 also at Usrey Funeral Home. She was born May 27, 1934, in Clay County, AL. and lived her adult life in Talladega. She was a member of Southside Baptist Church and was retired from Helen Keller School. The greatest joy in her life was helping others, in her job, at church, making “Cross in My Pocket” and “Ribbon Crosses” for mission fields or anyone she met. Survivors include her daughter’s, Elaine Ponder (Melvyn) and Diane Bishop (Glenn), both of Talladega; her son’s, Eddie Osborne (Sharon) of Niceville, FL., and Dewayne Osborne (Donna) of Charleston, SC.; a sister, Sara Patterson of Anderson, SC.; ten grandchildren, seventeen great-grandchildren and one great great-grandson, many nieces, nephews, cousins, and friends. Preceding her in death were her husband of 62 years, John Alfred Osborne; her parents, Homer and Lessie Hampton and her sister, Pauline Patterson. Serving as pallbearers will be her grandsons. The family would like to especially thank Dr. Clay Davis, Kim Morgan, Lynn Holmes, Gina Strickland, Lisa Lovett, Crystal Jones and Natalie Strickland. On-line condolences may be offered at www.usreyfuneralhome.com Usrey Funeral Home of Talladega will direct the service.