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Ruby Shultz Obituary

BRAGG CITY, Mo. - Ruby Nell (West) Shultz, born at home in Bragg City, Mo., on July 12, 1945, passed peacefully into the arms of her Savior on the morning of Jan. 2, 2025.

Ruby, the daughter of Melvin and Mary West, was the oldest of eight children. Ruby was preceded in death by her parents, her sister Peggy Greenway, and her brothers James and Mark West.

She is survived by two daughters, Andrea Shultz and LuAnn Cook; as well as three grandchildren and four great-grandchildren; her brother, Tom West; and sisters, Sarah Cook Alice Craig, and Ruth Ann Nimmo.

To plant trees in memory, please visit the Sympathy Store.

Published by Jonesboro Sun on Feb. 25, 2025.

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