Ruby Diane Smith, 54, of Tifton, died Wednesday, January 17, 2007, at Tift Health Care. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, January 20, 2007, in the Chapel of Bowen-Donaldson Home for Funerals. Rev. Ernest Jefferson will officiate with burial to follow in Eldorado Baptist Church Cemetery. Nephews and cousins will serve as pallbearers. The family will receive friends on Friday, January 19, 2007, from 7:00 to 9:00 p.m. at Bowen-Donaldson Home for Funerals.
Ms. Smith was born on October 25, 1952 in Tifton and was the daughter of William M. "Boots" Smith, deceased, and Bertha Plumer Smith of Tifton. She was also preceded by one brother, William Morris Smith. She was a retired sewing machine operator for Fitzgerald Underwear Corporation.
In addition to her mother, Ms. Smith is survived by one brother, John Thomas Smith of Tifton; three sisters, Betty Joyce Hill of Brookfield, Roxie Ann Hines of Tifton and Tina Marie Smith of Saint Simons Island; and several nieces and nephews.