Ruby “Inez” Stone Weldon, 98, of Tifton passed away Wednesday, June 18, 2025, at her residence. Her funeral service will be held at 2:00 p.m. Friday, June 20, 2025, in the Chapel of Bowen-Donaldson Home for Funerals with the Rev. Ronnie Lawson officiating. Mrs. Weldon will be laid to rest at Tift Memorial Gardens. The family will receive friends on Friday, June 20, 2025, in the Chapel of Bowen-Donaldson Home for Funerals from 1:00 p.m. until the hour of the service.
Mrs. Weldon's grandsons will serve as pallbearers.
Born March 30, 1927, in Tift County, Mrs. Weldon was the daughter of the late James Arthur Stone and Flonnie Childers Stone. In addition to her parents, Mrs. Weldon was preceded in death by her husband, Frank Weldon; four brothers, Cecil Stone, Raiford Stone, J. S. Stone and Arlen Stone; four sisters, Wylene Webb, Dessie Carpenter, Oleda Edge and Faye Haynes; a son-in-law, Wade Manaugh; one granddaughter, Gina Maria Bryan; and one great-great granddaughter, Arya Cleghorn. Before retiring, she worked at Curtis Packing Company in Tifton; and she was oldest and most faithful member of Vanceville Congregational Christian Church.
Mrs. Weldon loved her family dearly and she is survived by three sons and daughters-in-law, Bobby and Faye Weldon of Tifton and James and Martha Weldon and Michael and Glenda Weldon, all of Brookfield; three daughters and two sons-in-law, Shirley Manaugh of Brookfield, Diane and Ted Bennett of Saint Augustine, Florida and Patsy and Dennis Griffin of Sumner; one brother and sister-in-law, Randall and Brenda Stone of Tifton; 13 grandchildren; several great-grandchildren; and several great-great grandchildren.
Flowers will be accepted, or memorial gifts may be made to the Tiftarea Breast Cancer Awareness Foundation, 1497-B Kennedy Road, Tifton, GA 31794.