Ruth Royals

RUTH ELLEN GOOLSBY SMITH ROYALS OF MCDONOUGH, GA. PASSED AWAY JANUARY 24, 2013 AT THE AGE OF 98. RUTH WAS BORN IN HAZELHURST, GA. JEFF DAVIS COUNTY TO JAMES CALLAWAY AND MARGARET ELIZABETH DAVIS GOOLSBY. RUTH IS SURVIVED BY HER DAUGHTER, JANICE ELIZABETH SMITH BANISTER RONALD AND SON, GREGORY R. SMITH, 8 GRANDCHILDREN, 14 GREAT GRANDCHILDREN, AND 1 GREAT GREAT GRANDSON. RUTH WAS PRECEDED IN DEATH BY HER HUSBANDS, WILLIAM O. SMITH AND CARLTON G. ROYALS, TWO DAUGHTERS, SONYA A. SMITH AND JUDITH S. SCHMIDEL AND 13 SIBLINGS. RUTH WORKED FOR 20 YEARS WITH TERMINAL TRANSPORT TRUCKING COMPANY AND KROGER BEFORE RETIRING. RUTH FORMERLY LIVED IN ATLANTA AND HIAWASSEE, GEORGIA BEFORE MOVING TO MCDONOUGH, GA. RUTH LOVED HER CHURCH, ALL OF HER FAMILY, AND HER VEGETABLE AND FLOWER GARDENS. FUNERAL SERVICE WILL BE HELD AT ST. JAMES THE APOSTLE CATHOLIC CHURCH, MCDONOUGH, GA., JANUARY 29, 2013 @ 1:00 P.M. BURIAL WILL BE AT LOCUST GROVE CEMETERY. IN LIEU OF FLOWERS, PLEASE MAKE DONATIONS TO VITAS HOSPICE, STOCKBRIDGE, GA.